The Role of Desalination in an Increasingly Water-Scarce World

The Role of Desalination in an Increasingly Water-Scarce World

The cost of desalination has been plummeting over the years. As a result, desalination has become a viable option for certain strategic uses. Today, over 20,000 desalination plants in more than 150 countries supply about 300 million people with fre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Technical Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
DESALINATION
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SUPPLY
DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY
THERMAL VAPOR COMPRESSOR
SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS
WATER DEMAND
MEMBRANE DESALINATION
THERMAL DESALINATION
CONCENTRATE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/476041552622967264/The-Role-of-Desalination-in-an-Increasingly-Water-Scarce-World-Technical-Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31416

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/476041552622967264/The-Role-of-Desalination-in-an-Increasingly-Water-Scarce-World-Technical-Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31416

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