Why don't we get our drinking water by taking salt out seawater? (2008)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dont-we-get-our-drinking-water-from-the-ocean/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dont-we-get-our-drinking-water-from-the-ocean/
5 Comments
dsemy@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
This is actually done on a massive scale in Israel, around half our drinking water is desalinated.
Konlanx@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y
Egypt does this as well. Well known tourist region Hurghada gets nearly all its drinking water from desalination.
News article about it
Nioxic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I do believe they do that in qatar as well
Part of the reason its the most co2 emitting country (per capita)