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US Municipal Water Supply Revolutionized by Desalination Technology

Elsevier eBooks
Desalination as a Municipal Water Supply in the United States
Nicole T. Carter

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Desalination is used to turn salty water into drinkable water in the US, with some states leading in treating salty water with dissolved solids. Brackish water desalination is more common than seawater desalination. In 2015, less than 1% of US municipal water came from desalination. But in the future, desalination could help with water shortages in different areas.