'Man-made' Water Has Different Chemistry
Monday, June 9, 2008 - 15:49
in Earth & Climate
As population growth, food production and the regional effects of climate change place greater stress on the Earth`s natural water supply, “man-made” water - created by removing salt from seawater and brackish groundwater through reverse osmosis desalination - will become an increasingly important resource for millions of humans, especially those in arid regions such as the Middle East, the western United States, northern Africa and central Asia.