The state of desalination and brine production: A global outlook

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DesalinationBrineWater scarcityEnvironmental scienceSurface runoffWater resourcesWater supplyEnvironmental engineeringScarcityWater resource managementEnvironmental protectionNatural resource economicsEcology

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 657
Pages: 1343-1356
Citations: 1708
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                                    Edward R. Jones, 
                                
                                    Manzoor Qadir, 
                                
                                    Michelle T. H. van Vliet
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            The state of desalination and brine production: A global outlook. 
                            The Science of The Total Environment
                            , 657
                            
                            , 1343-1356.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.076

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.076
PMID: 30677901

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