Desalination

• What are the two methods of desalination?

  Reverse osmosis

  Distillation
• What are the advantages of desalination?

  Useful water supply in dry countries

  Desalination water has higher quality than potuble water

  Protects habitats
• What are the disadvantages of desalination?

  Desalination requires lots more energy than typical treatment processes.

  Lots of piping must be installed to distribute the water

  Building desalination plants is expensive