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Water Reclamation Technology Flows Ahead

Mar 17, 2016 | 09:15 GMT

A worker checks the water gauge at a desalination plant in Singapore.

(ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

Few geographic constraints are more universal than water scarcity. Although every country sees it in different ways and to different degrees, water stress is a problem that even water-rich states such as Canada experience. And with overuse, population growth and changing environments putting more strain on the world's limited fresh water resources, scarcity is becoming an even bigger concern. As global demand rises and supplies fall short, improving water purification methods will become an attractive option for countries looking to close the gap. Materials such as graphene are already paving the way to cheaper, more effective and more energy efficient filtration methods. 

Few geographic constraints are more universal than water scarcity. Though every country sees it in different ways and to different degrees, water stress is a problem that even water-rich states like Canada experience. As water resources become increasingly strained in some of the biggest cities and most populated countries, improvements in purification technologies will be important for more effectively using the limited water the world has left. Materials such as graphene are already paving the way to cheaper, more effective and more energy efficient filtration methods. ...

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