• @werefreeatlast
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    02 days ago

    It matters not. What matters is that desalination of water from the Californian coast is relatively cheap and the process is similar to that of acidity removal. Also removing materials that are not potable take a similar amount effort so desalination should be seen as a viable form of water source.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 days ago

      You really don’t know what you’re talking about unfortunately. Desalination is hugely energy intensive compared to simple filtration, which uses no energy, just a filter. This is why desalination is only used in places where there’s no fresh water, only seawater, and lots of cheap energy like in the Middle East.