Department of Environment and Marine Biology
The main activities of this department are focused on the following:
- Studying the effects of desalination stations on the environment and vice-versa.
- Studying bio-pollution in desalination stations and determining its causes and how to control it.
- Studying the types of waters and ensuring that feed water and produced water are free of microbes.
- Monitoring unexpected natural phenomena such as red tide and the spread of jellyfish.
- Conducting analyses of microbes and poisons for the commercial sector.
Main achievements of the Environment and Marine Biology Department:
- Studying the characteristics of feed water and the level of safety of produced water in terms of microbial pollutants.
- Studying the spread of discharged rejected salt water in the vicinity of the stations and its effect on marine environment.
- Problems caused by bacteria growth on the reverse osmosis membranes, problems of filtration and pre-treatment, the effect of Chlorine disinfectant and problems of in sea shell pollution in water intake equipment and inside supply lines, and the pipes and the surfaces of heat exchangers.
- Analyzing water samples to make sure they are free of microbes, in addition to examining and defining its contents of germs, parasitic organisms and phytoplankton.
- Investigating unexpected natural phenomena such as fish kills, algae and the spread of jellyfish.
- Environmental analyses and surveys for the public and private sectors.
