desalinations
Making seawater potable
Desalinations are instances or processes of removing salt from seawater to produce freshwater.
The word typically appears in technical or policy discussions about water supply: The region's desalinations have struggled to meet demand.
Most commonly encountered in its singular form.
Gulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
- UAEGulf state abbreviation
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
Spain · Singapore · Kuwait · Qatar · Carlsbad · Chennai · Cape Town · water security
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- water treatment plantsFacilities cleaning public supply
- energy recoveryRecapturing dissipated power
- pressure vesselsContainers designed for pressurization
Rate of power use
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- habitat disruptionDamage to living spaces
- green technologiesEarth-friendly industrial advances
- aquatic lifeCreatures dwelling in water
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- facilitiesProvided spaces and equipment
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- pumping stationsFacilities that move fluids
- storage tanksContainers for bulk materials
distribution networks · industrial complexes · treatment centers · water utilities · control rooms
Saudi Arabia
Gulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
California · Spain · Singapore · Kuwait · Qatar · Carlsbad · Chennai · Cape Town · water security · arid regions
reverse osmosis
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- water treatment plantsFacilities cleaning public supply
- energy recoveryRecapturing dissipated power
pressure vessels · permeate · pretreatment · filtrate · demineralization
energy consumption
Rate of power use
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- habitat disruptionDamage to living spaces
- green technologiesEarth-friendly industrial advances
plants
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- facilitiesProvided spaces and equipment
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- pumping stationsFacilities that move fluids
storage tanks · distribution networks · industrial complexes · treatment centers · water utilities · control rooms
- desalination plantFacility removing salt from seawater