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Q: Is desalination a process for purifying seawater can be used only where large amounts of solar energy are available?
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What is one disadvantage of using distillation as a mean of desalination?

When poorer countries need to get water, they use distillation. This is basically purifying water, using large amounts of electricity and money.


What is one disadvantage of using distillation as a means of desalination?

When poorer countries need to get water, they use distillation. This is basically purifying water, using large amounts of electricity and money.


Do hurricanes get their energy and heat from seawater?

Yes. Warm water holds enormous amounts of energy in the form of heat which can be made available to storms such as hurricanes.


Is iodine is sea water?

Yes, seawater contains trace amounts of iodine.


What are icebergs made up of?

Icebergs are just huge amounts of frozen seawater. no, freshwater


What is sodium chloride found in?

Seawater and most processed foods in trace or larger amounts.


How can keep drinking water clean?

Firstly, why is this under the Marijuana category? Do you mean purifying water? You can purify it with small amounts of bleach.


Desalination is not a viable source of producing large amounts of fresh water because of?

Because of the cost, it is much easier to use our fresh water resources.


How do univalves feed?

There is no such animal as a "univalve", however "bivalves" are filter feeders and filter seawater through their gills to pick up trace amounts of food.


What is a resource made available in limited amounts?

Rationing :)


Why did the tsunamis occur after the Krakotoa volcano erupted?

When Krakatoa erupted the entire island collapsed, forming a caldera. This diaplaces enormous amounts of seawater, generating massive waves.


Why are so few metals extracted from sea water?

Most metals are not in any economic concentrations in seawater. The only exceptions are sodium and magnesium. A company did start up trying to extract lithium from seawater but it went bust but the technology will certainly be looked at again when lithium is needed in large amounts for making batteries. Bioengineering technology may be used in the future to get bacteria and algae to concentrate metals from seawater.