01890nam a22003614a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003000112020002700142020002400169020002100193040002100214035002100235043001200256050002400268245024200292260005800534300003100592504005400623505026400677533015200941650004401093650005601137650004001193655002901233710008701262710003601349710001701385856012601402ebr10255030CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080716s2008    dcuab   sb    000 0 eng    z  2008933274  z9780309119238 (hardcover)  z0309119235 (hardcover)  z9780309119245 (pdf)  z0309119243 (pdf)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)560582884  an-us---14aTD479b.D465 2008eb00aDesalinationh[electronic resource] :ba national perspective /cCommittee on Advancing Desalination Technology, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.  aWashington, D.C. :bNational Academies Press,cc2008.  axiv, 298 p. :bill., maps.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-261).0 aIntroduction -- 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aSaline water conversionzUnited States. 0aWater-supplyxEnvironmental aspectszUnited States. 0aWaterxPurificationzUnited States. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bCommittee on Advancing Desalination Technology.2 aNational Academies Press (U.S.)2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10255030zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view