desalination
Tapping into Blue Gold: Desalination, the Strategic Response to Global Water Scarcity
With the menacing escalation of global water scarcity, driven by environmental degradation and climate change, traditional water sources have been dwindling and diminishing in their reliability. Around 1.1 billion people worldwide are denied access to fresh water, while an additional…
Seawater on tap- disseminating the reality of drinking water
The ancient Greeks understood that boiling seawater produces a drinkable vapor; 18th century sailors experimented with catching this vapor in sponges to facilitate their thirst on long voyages. Contemporary desalination began similarly: boiling seawater (by burning petroleum or natural gas)…