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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by rs999gti on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:28PM (#36608712)
Can't the salt just be dumped in the desert?
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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by stouset on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:31PM (#36608729)
The products of desalinization aren’t salt and fresh water. They’re somewhat saltier brine and fresh water.
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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by rs999gti on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:48PM (#36608901)
Sounds like it's time for USA to get another Salton Sea
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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by SoftTalker on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @10:36PM (#36610333)
Just pump it back into the ocean. The little bit of concentrated brine from a desalination plant will be quickly diluted; the ocean contains a LOT of water.
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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by mianos on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @11:49PM (#36610942)
Particularly if they distribute it over a large area, as they do in practice and shown in the vid.
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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by mcv on Thursday July 06, 2023 @09:18AM (#36615283)
Bury it deep below the surface. In old salt mines, perhaps.
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