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Desalination Hopscotch Enables Adaptation to More Frequent and Longer Droughts by Team_ISI

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Pia Jensen

Aug 9, 2017
11:28

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Interesting proposal. Certainly putting water into aquifers has merit for long-term water supplies. Does the desalination process include removal/filtration of toxins? I'm wondering about several things, 1) BP's oil spill and use of corexit, 2) agricultural runoff, 3) sewage, and 4) toxic algae. I think the water from the Gulf of Mexico must be tested for a variety of toxins before considering the design and process of this project.


Pia Jensen

Aug 10, 2017
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The following article describes my concern about pollutants:

Some Tuna Can Carry Up To 36 Times The Toxic Chemicals Of Others. Here's Why
www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/08/09/542488351/some-tuna-can-carry-up-36-times-the-toxins-of-others-heres-why?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170809

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"more than 60 percent of yellowfin samples caught in the Gulf of Mexico — contained pollutant levels that would have triggered health advisories in some segments of the population, including pregnant and nursing women."