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Q: Why do Desalination plants cost so much?
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Are desalinization and desalination interchangeable words?

Yes. Desalinization is a redundant and incorrect form, so desalination only should be used.


Advantages and disadvantages of desalination plants?

Advantages Disadvantages *It can work as a backup incase the dams run out of water or are low and if there is a drought *It cost to much money to pay for the plants *The ocean is always there and easy to get to *It reduces oxygen levels in the air and results in an increase of the density of any discharged waste water. *Its unlimited source of water. *make more green house gasses so there for more pollution in the atmosphere *It doubles the amount of salt in the ocean's and impacts on the environment for animals and humans.it allows you to use all the water in the world, the price has been going down


How does your environment affect desalination?

global warming affects the sea level and that gives us less water to desalinate and it also effects the sea life so that is more harmful especially with desalination


Advantages and disadvantages of desalination?

Advantages Disadvantages *It can work as a backup incase the dams run out of water or are low and if there is a drought *It cost to much money to pay for the plants *The ocean is always there and easy to get to *It reduces oxygen levels in the air and results in an increase of the density of any discharged waste water. *Its unlimited source of water. *make more green house gasses so there for more pollution in the atmosphere *It doubles the amount of salt in the ocean's and impacts on the environment for animals and humans.it allows you to use all the water in the world, the price has been going down


How do countries use desalination and irrigation to offset the problems faced by the Sahara desert?

Does the Sahara desert face problems? I don't think so.

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How much greenhouse gas is produced in making clean water?

That depends on the energy source used to clean the water. Desalination plants along the coast of Saudi Arabia operate by burning oil, so quite a bit of carbon is released, even though desalination technology has undergone substantial improvement in recent years. Sewage treatment plants in the Pacific Northwest are powered by hydroelectricity, which releases very little carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere in comparison.


Are desalinization and desalination interchangeable words?

Yes. Desalinization is a redundant and incorrect form, so desalination only should be used.


Why do you have to water plants so much?

Why do you drink so much liquid? Because your body needs it... as do plants.


Why don't world engineers recognize that solar panels fail to provide sufficient energy and required pumping energy to overcome large seawater chemical potentials in desalination plants?

World engineers do not recognize that solar panels fail to provide sufficient energy and required pumping energy to overcome large seawater chemical potentials in desalination plants because there is still a possibility of doing so.


How much did alcohol cost in the 60s?

Surprisingly in the 60's weeds were free! They are self growing plants so if you were lucky enough they would just grow for free


What is a product of desalination?

Desalination usually produces fresh water and more concentrated brine, so the only real product is fresh water.


Why is desalination of water and the use of icebergs as fresh water options are too expensive to be used at the moment?

Icebergs are a long way from where the water is most needed, so getting them to where they could be used would cost a lot of money. Desalination is used, to some extent, but it requires a fair amount of machinery and energy, which also means that it's expensive.


Why desalination of water and the use of icebergs as fresh as water options are too expensive to be used at the moment?

Icebergs are a long way from where the water is most needed, so getting them to where they could be used would cost a lot of money. Desalination is used, to some extent, but it requires a fair amount of machinery and energy, which also means that it's expensive.


What are the 5 water source?

Water can be derived from lakes, rivers, wells, oceans (through desalination plants) and glaciers (through melting). And springs. But maybe we can include springs as a kind of well, provided by nature. So that's five.


How does your environment affect desalination?

global warming affects the sea level and that gives us less water to desalinate and it also effects the sea life so that is more harmful especially with desalination


Advantages and disadvantages of desalination plants?

Advantages Disadvantages *It can work as a backup incase the dams run out of water or are low and if there is a drought *It cost to much money to pay for the plants *The ocean is always there and easy to get to *It reduces oxygen levels in the air and results in an increase of the density of any discharged waste water. *Its unlimited source of water. *make more green house gasses so there for more pollution in the atmosphere *It doubles the amount of salt in the ocean's and impacts on the environment for animals and humans.it allows you to use all the water in the world, the price has been going down


What does weather balloon cost so much?

because the hulium itself cost more that the balloon so its the hulium that made the balloon to cost so much plus all the other stuff.