Chemistry GCSE
Desalination
What Desalination means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A treatment used when supplies of fresh water are limited, removing dissolved salts from salty water or sea water to produce potable water.
Removal of dissolved salts from salty water, for example by distillation or reverse osmosis.
Topics that use Desalination
- Potable water (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Appropriate technology and sustainability
- Chlorine
- Cost and energy in water production
- Dissolved salts
- Filter beds
- Membrane separation and reverse osmosis
- Potable water
- Separation by distillation
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