A Korean research team found a method to inhibit the fouling of membranes, which are used in the desalination process that removes salt and dissolved substances from seawater to obtain drinking, ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of ...

A water desalination plant under construction in Antioch, Calif., seen here in July 2022, will be the state's first such inland facility for brackish surface water when it comes on line in 2024, says ...

The Gulf Coast Water Authority is leading a new study to see if a seawater desalination plant might be feasible in the region. Desalination is the process of removing salts from saltwater and turning ...

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Humanity has sought to make the Earth's oceans potable for thousands of years. The Norse tale of Utgarda-Loki tells of Thor being tricked into drinking from a horn connected to the sea, while Exodus ...

Desalination processes for the production of freshwater are of the utmost importance for many nations. As regions such as California face increasing challenges with depletion of freshwater and drought ...

Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that ...

Sea-water desalination has emerged as the key alternative to overcome demand–supply gap of potable water, worldwide. This paper aims to carry out a technology review of sea-water desalination, ...

When salt is removed from seawater in desalination plants, the byproduct is – not surprisingly – a lot of highly-concentrated salty brine. Ordinarily, this is just dumped back into the sea, which can ...

NEWARK, Calif. (KGO) -- As more communities impose water use restrictions because of the drought, the California Coastal Commission is likely to vote on a controversial proposal later this year that ...