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"As the human population grows, the demand for water will increase. The available freshwater on Earth may not be enough to sustain the growing population. One solution to this is desalination. What is desalination

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Answer: The process of reducing or removing minerals from water is called desalination.

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The most commonly involved in this process is seawater, which by its nature contains large amounts of salt. This process makes it possible to remove salt from the water and obtain drinking water. The coastal and island regions often have great difficulty in supplying drinking and process water. As a result, permanent or occasional shortages of water and all the resulting consequences are becoming increasingly frequent.

Furthermore, in the future, due to a possible lack of water, this process could be crucial in supplying humanity with drinking water. Today, some countries (such as Saudi Arabia) that have a water scarcity problem are actively using this technique to supplement the required quantities of water.

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