Mineral Witness

Brine Atlas · Persian Gulf
Standalone browser edition Dark-theme interactive map of Gulf desalination plants with brine discharge simulation. Switch basemaps (Satellite / Terrain / Dark / Topographic) in the left panel. Year scrubber drives salinity 1980–2060.
LIVE MAP
Basemap
Overlays
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Past · Kuwait
Present · Bahrain
Future · Saudi Arabia
Brine neutralized0 m³/d
Salt sequestered0 kg/d
Place Columns (B)
— inactive —
Cells painted0
Total columns0
Salt sequestered0 kg/d
Gulf Summary
Plants26
Total capacity~8.5M m³/d
Brine output~13.6M m³/d
Excess salt/yr~5.8B kg
Ambient PSU
Plants online
MW columns deployed
Selected
2026 current
Salinity Scale
Ambient Gulf38 PSU
Affected zone45 PSU
Near-field55 PSU
Discharge core63 PSU
MW column5yr life
All Plants (26) — click to fly
1980 2026 2060 Online: / 26 Ambient: Crust: Columns: