Desalination
What Desalination means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A technological process that removes salt from seawater to produce freshwater, typically using reverse osmosis.
The industrial process of removing salt and dissolved minerals from seawater to produce fresh water.
Topics that use Desalination
- Water (AQA GCSE)
- Meeting the demands for water resources could involve technology and interventions by different interest groups (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- 'Grey' water
- Atmospheric circulation
- Dams and reservoirs
- Economic development
- Economic impacts
- Economic Water Scarcity
- Geopolitical conflict
- Groundwater management
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