Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult?
by mr_toad on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:37PM
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Even normal seawater has toxic concentrations of salt:
“seawater's sodium concentration is above the kidney's maximum concentrating ability. Eventually the blood's sodium concentration rises to toxic levels, removing water from cells and interfering with nerve conduction, ultimately producing a fatal seizure and cardiac arrhythmia.”
“seawater's sodium concentration is above the kidney's maximum concentrating ability. Eventually the blood's sodium concentration rises to toxic levels, removing water from cells and interfering with nerve conduction, ultimately producing a fatal seizure and cardiac arrhythmia.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_poisoning