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Desalination [electronic resource] : a national perspective / Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Contributor(s): National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology | National Academies Press (U.S.) | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008Description: xiv, 298 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Saline water conversion -- United States | Water-supply -- Environmental aspects -- United States | Water -- Purification -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- Historical and contemporary context for desalination -- Water for the future -- State of the technology -- Environmental issues -- The costs and benefits of desalination -- Implementation issues -- A strategic research agenda for desalination.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261).

Introduction -- Historical and contemporary context for desalination -- Water for the future -- State of the technology -- Environmental issues -- The costs and benefits of desalination -- Implementation issues -- A strategic research agenda for desalination.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.