Desalination: A National Perspective Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Water Science and Technology Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309119235 ISBN-13: 9780309119238 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $57.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Freedom |
Dewey: 628.167 |
LCCN: 2008933274 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 298 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |