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The Dirty Truth About Turning Seawater into Drinki...
Easy solution, use brakish water or sewage for desalination rather than sea water. Not difficult. And stop flushing drinking water down the toilet.
tempestn
on Jan 17, 2019
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That sounds like it might be part of a possible solution, but not an easy one.
jaddood
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Sewage contains other volatile products that would evaporate and condense along with water. Cleaning sewage water for use in drinking is probably much, much harder than doing it with just sea water.
salty_biscuits
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No it really isn't. Most people just think it is disgusting. It is less energy intensive than sea water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEWater
saagarjha
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> And stop flushing drinking water down the toilet.
What do you suggest using instead?
salty_biscuits
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