Desalination
Explanation
+ and - effects of the tech on water
Negative- Because it takes 2 gallons of salt water to make 1 gallon of fresh water that's wasting a lot of the water that we have from the oceans. Also the salt after its taken out of the water it just goes to waste too and so w are wasting a lot by desalination.
+ and - effects on tech for humans
Negative- Expanding population in desert areas are putting pressure on fresh water supplies making everyone to use desalinization as the best way to let them drink fresh water.
Interesting facts about desalination
-The world's largest desalination plant is the Jebel Ali desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates.
-Ushally uses extremly large amounts of energy expensive making it cost a lot.
-More than 4,000 ECHOTec desalination systems are operating throughout the world right now.
+ and - effects of the tech on enviroment
Negative- Environmental concerns to be considered in desalination- site considerations, coastal zone, air pollution from energy, groundwater protection from leachates, and sludge disposal.