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Ocean water is converted to drinking water through a process known as desalinization (removal of salt).
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If you live in the ocean how do you get drinking water?
if you live in the ocean you are not human...
Can you use ocean water?
For what? If you mean, "Can you use ocean water for your swimming pool?" then, yes you can! If you were meaning to say, "Can you use ocean water for drinking?" then yes, you could use ocean water to drink if you like drinking salty water, or if you prefer tap water, you can have that instead. Please sign up on wiki.answers.com and tell me what you mean when you say, "Can you use ocean water?" :)Thanks! ;)
Is drinking ocean water harmful?
Answer Drinking water is good for you. Salt water is salty but it makes you drink a lot. Answer Drinking ocean water is not reccommended. It is not very clean, so you could get ill from it. Also, because it is so salty, it can cause problems for your body. Your body needs water with much less salt in it
Do ocean fish avoid building up excess salt by not drinking water?
No. Ocean fish do not "drink" water; they BREATHE water. Their bodies are in equilibrium with the salt in the oceans.
Why is the water blue in the ocean but not in a cup?
The only reason the water in thee ocean is because of the reflection like if you are in the shower or has drinking water the water is clear and colorless because there is no reflection of the sky
Is ocean a main source of water?
It is a main source of water for household purposes but it is not for drinking Thanks Gaurang
Can you live on saltwater?
No. Ocean water actually requires more water to process the salt than the water that is there. You are worse off after drinking salt water.
Why is the ocean water not distilled into drinking water or used to supplement the water supply?
Because the cost per gallon is so high, it makes it uneconomical.
Countries that use ocean water as a drinking source?
None: You can desalinate it, distill it, but you cannot drink seawater.
Why can't ocean water be treted to make drinking water?
Ocean Water can be treated through the process of desallination which removes the salt and other contaminants. This process can make fresh water from ocean water, but the process of desallination is very expensive, and too arduous to rely on as a significant source of fresh, drinkable water.
What is Australia's water policy?
Australia is surrounded by an ocean. They have machines which filter the ocean water and make it into clean drinking water. But this costs a lot of money to do. So they also use natural springs found in the forest parts of australia
Water in Baja?
Pacific Ocean to the east; Gulf of California/Sea of Cortes to the west. If you mean drinking water, most of it is taken from underground aquifers.
