What are the benefits of evaporation ponds?

Referred from Evaporation pond from Wikipedia. “Evaporation ponds are artificial ponds with very large surface areas that are designed to efficiently evaporate water by sunlight and exposure to the ambient temperatures.” Evaporation ponds have several uses. read more

Evaporation ponds have several uses. Salt evaporation ponds can be used to produce salt from seawater. Evaporation ponds can be used used to dispose of brine (salt solution) from desalination plants. In some cases, where metal or mineral ores gets mixed with water, there evaporation ponds can help in mines to separate ore from water. read more

This paper provides a critical review of concentrate disposal technology using evaporation ponds. Relevant topics are also covered including chemistry of brine, brine disposal methods, use of evaporation ponds in agriculture, determination of evaporation rate, and evaporation enhancement methods. read more

The evaporation process benefits many industries, including juice and dairy (and other food and beverage), industrial wastewater, ethanol and more. read more