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Re:Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy by Overtonwindow on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @06:31AM (#14602515)
Hey don't blame me, blame Science. Salt is a huge problem in desalinization. We can't just dump it right back into the ocean, especially if this is to be a long-term solution. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-impacts-of-re...
Re:Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy by loverofcode on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @06:57AM (#14602624)
Based on the article disposing of the double salty water "willy nilly" is the problem. We should be able to pipe a system that delivers it over a wide area. Nice info though!
Re:Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy by gruturo on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @07:40AM (#14602805)
What's wrong with dumping it back in the ocean? The desalinated water is also going back there eventually, so the equilibrium is unaffected
Re:Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @08:00AM (#14602918)
>What's wrong with dumping it back in the ocean

Locally high concentrations of salt are bad.

A little CO won't hurt you but it's not advisable to BBQ indoors.