Definition of «desalination»

Desalination is the process of removing salt and other impurities from seawater to make it suitable for drinking or irrigation.

Sentences with «desalination»

  • In the past, many islands depended on fresh water lenses to provide drinking water, but overexploitation of this resource has caused problems and created the need for water desalination plants on many of the islands. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Rockland shouldn't need «special status» to voice its concerns about the proposed Hudson River water desalination plant in Haverstraw. (rocklandtimes.com)
  • Grossman's lab has demonstrated strong results showing that new filters made from graphene could greatly improve the energy efficiency of desalination plants while potentially reducing other costs as well. (frogheart.ca)
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