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desalinationRemoval of salt, usually from sea water, to produce fresh water for irrigation or drinking. Distillation has usually been the method adopted, but in the 1970s a cheaper process, using certain polymer materials that filter the molecules of salt from the water by reverse osmosis, was developed. Desalination plants have been built along the shores of Middle Eastern countries where fresh water is in short supply. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A highly efficient and automated method of purifying and desalting PCR products for analysis by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Santa Clarita's water wholesaler has considered desalting water to use as a supply during drought, but so far officials are only discussing the idea. On the one hand the cost of desalting seawater remains high, and, on the other, the sea is too far from the consumption centers in the urban areas. |
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