Chemistry GCSE
Cost and energy in water production
What Cost and energy in water production means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cost and energy in water production
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Desalination by distillation or reverse osmosis is expensive and energy-intensive, which explains why it is used in some locations but not others.
Topics that use Cost and energy in water production
- Potable water (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Appropriate technology and sustainability
- Chlorine
- Desalination
- Dissolved salts
- Filter beds
- Membrane separation and reverse osmosis
- Potable water
- Separation by distillation
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