Desalination: A National Perspective - Couverture rigide

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Water Science And Technology Board; Committee On Advancing Desalination Technology

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0309119235 ISBN 13 : 9780309119238

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2008

Synopsis

There has been an exponential increase in desalination capacity both globally and nationally since 1960, fueled in part by growing concern for local water scarcity and made possible to a great extent by a major federal investment for desalination research and development. Traditional sources of supply are increasingly expensive, unavailable, or controversial, but desalination technology offers the potential to substantially reduce water scarcity by converting the almost inexhaustible supply of seawater and the apparently vast quantities of brackish groundwater into new sources of freshwater."Desalination" assesses the state of the art in relevant desalination technologies, and factors such as cost and implementation challenges. It also describes reasonable long-term goals for advancing desalination technology, posits recommendations for action and research, estimates the funding necessary to support the proposed research agenda, and identifies appropriate roles for governmental and nongovernmental entities.

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À propos de l'auteur

Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309119235
• ISBN 13: 9780309119238
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
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• Personne responsable: non disponible