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The Complicated Way We Make Ocean Water Drinkable
When Dean Spatz began his introduction-to-engineering-design class as a sophomore at Dartmouth in 1963, reverse osmosis, the process of filtering water through a semipermeable membrane, was only four years old. Working with a team, Spatz used RO to create a prototype for turning undrinkable brackish water into a potable liquid. The commercial applications were obvious, and Spatz dedicated the rest of his time at Dartmouth to developing the nascent technology.
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"The remaining brine is discharged to the sea."
To me, this sounds like a terrible plan when done on a large scale.