Designations and terms to denote the specific heat consumption in thermal sea water desalination plants, H.E.Homig; sampling and analysis in water desalination, H.Effelsberg and D.Hirschfield; continuous measuring of colloidal substances in the treatment of fresh water and waste water, K.Marquardt; colloidal index - determining the collloidal index of various types of water, G.Geiner and K.Marquardt; scale prediction in saline water, O.C.Nedelmann; chemical programmes and chemical water conditioning in sea water desalination, H.G.Heitmann; selection of materials and corrosion problems in the desalination of sea water, D.Hirschfield; processes for mechanical cleaning, H.G.Heitmann; separation of particulate matter from feed water for reverse osmosis plants, K.H.Rheinhardt and H.Muller; flocculation, precipitation, sedimentation and floatation for use as pretreatment stages for brackish water and sea water in desalination plants, K.Marquardt; desalination of brackish water and sea water by reverse osmosis, K.Marquardt; reverse osmosis for treating fresh water and waste water, K.Marquardt et al; ultrafiltration for treatment of aqueous solutions, K.Marquardt et al; electrodialysis, R.Brunner; the treatment of sea water using ion exchange, G.Donath; conceptual design and economical evaluation of a combined MSF-RO sea water desalination plant, K.Kunstle; disposal of saline waste water resulting from drinking water production systems, K.Marquardt; the use of additives and biocides for the treatment of raw water in sea water desalination plants employing evaporation and reverse osmosis processes, H.Effelsberg; chlorine production and chlorination, Chr. Gabriel; treatment of distillates and permeates from sea water desalination plants to make potable water, H.Ludwig and M.Hetschel.