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Lunna [17]
3 years ago
7

What are the drawbacks of desalinating water?

Biology
2 answers:
Oksanka [162]3 years ago
7 0
For the desalination of salt water a draw back is that it's more costly than fresh water
stiv31 [10]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Explanation:

Desalinating water is the freshwater in which the whole salt content has been removed. It is obtained from removing the salt content of the sea water.

The following are the drawbacks of the desalinating process:

1. It is unfit for the purpose of consumption like freshwater obtain from rivers, lakes and ponds.

2. The water desalinating plant produces greenhouse gases which can contaminate or pollute the environment.

3. The process of desalination is costly, time and labor consuming.

4. The salt or brine obtain after this process when stored to any region can produce hazardous impact over the environment. This can kill vegetation and wildlife.

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