作者: Edward Jones , Manzoor Qadir , Michelle T.H. van Vliet , Vladimir Smakhtin , Seong-mu Kang
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.12.076
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摘要: Rising water demands and diminishing water supplies are exacerbating water scarcity in most world regions. Conventional approaches relying on rainfall and river runoff in water scarce areas are no longer sufficient to meet human demands. Unconventional water resources, such as desalinated water, are expected to play a key role in narrowing the water demand-supply gap. Our synthesis of desalination data suggests that there are 15,906 operational desalination plants producing around 95 million m 3/day of desalinated water for …