Ep. 174 Desalination Pt 2: A Not-So-Salty Future?

Petri Dish

On this week's episode, we complete our series on desalination by discussing the near future technologies that are coming to either improve or attempt to supplant the current front runners that we discussed last week. We will also discuss the downsides of desalination and work that is being done to try to minimize or circumvent them!

References:

• https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/five-things-know-about-desalination
• https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/department-energy-invests-5-million-desalination-technology-deliver-freshwater
• https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-water-scarcity-increases-desalination-plants-are-on-the-rise
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