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UNINA9910826408403321 |
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Titolo |
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 |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80032-5 |
9786611800321 |
0-309-11924-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Saline water conversion - United States |
Water-supply - Environmental aspects - United States |
Water - Purification - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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