Turning Oceans into Tap Water. Ted Levin.
by Levin, Ted; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 15Science. Publisher: Onearth, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Drinking water | Reverse osmosis | Saline water conversion | Tampa Bay (Fla.) | Water treatment plants | Water-supplyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "America is running out of drinking water. In parts of the arid West, this is literally true. In coastal areas, such as Pinellas County, Florida, the problem more closely resembles Coleridge's famous verse, 'Water, water, every where/Nor any drop to drink.' To slake its thirst, the local water authority, Tampa Bay Water, has built the largest desalination facility this side of Saudi Arabia." (ONEARTH) This article explains desalination of seawater and discusses its worldwide use.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Turning Oceans into Tap Water, Summer 2004; pp. 28-33.
"America is running out of drinking water. In parts of the arid West, this is literally true. In coastal areas, such as Pinellas County, Florida, the problem more closely resembles Coleridge's famous verse, 'Water, water, every where/Nor any drop to drink.' To slake its thirst, the local water authority, Tampa Bay Water, has built the largest desalination facility this side of Saudi Arabia." (ONEARTH) This article explains desalination of seawater and discusses its worldwide use.
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