caa a22 4500 606169474 CHVBK 20210128100712.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10098-015-0902-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10098-015-0902-4 The potential of groundwater desalination using forward osmosis for irrigation in Egypt [Elektronische Daten] [Peter Nasr, Hani Sewilam] As irrigation in Egypt by far is the most significant water user, fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis (FDFO) is a valid option to increase the availability of freshwater from brackish water. Although most of Egypt's area has access to brackish groundwater, groundwater in Egypt is not well exploited due to its salinity. FDFO holds high potential as it can make irrigation water available at lower energy than the currently available technologies, and is less vulnerable to operational issues such as membrane fouling, optimizes fertilizers application, and saves on labor cost. The objective of this paper is to explore the potential application of FDFO desalination for brackish groundwater in Egypt. For sustainability reasons, five selection criteria were outlined and two locations have been suggested for potential application. The study demonstrated that the proposed scheme is suitable for the two selected areas. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Desalination nationallicence Fertigation nationallicence Fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis nationallicence Forward osmosis nationallicence Groundwater nationallicence Irrigation nationallicence Nasr Peter Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt aut Sewilam Hani American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt aut Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/7(2015-10-01), 1883-1895 1618-954X 17:7<1883 2015 17 10098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0902-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0902-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nasr Peter Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sewilam Hani American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/7(2015-10-01), 1883-1895 1618-954X 17:7<1883 2015 17 10098