From mothballs to mobilization: Taking the salt out of sea water
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 12:42
in Earth & Climate
The United Nations estimates that 1.1 billion people across the globe lack access to sustainable, clean drinking water and that 1.6 million children will die each year because of that lack of access. How can science help provide more drinkable water for a growing population on an Earth with limited fresh surface-water and groundwater resources?