01919nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10255030 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080716s2008 dcuab sb 000 0 eng 2008933274 9780309119238 (hardcover) 0309119235 (hardcover) 9780309119245 (pdf) 0309119243 (pdf) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560582884 n-us--- TD479 .D465 2008eb 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. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008. xiv, 298 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261). 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Saline water conversion United States. Water-supply Environmental aspects United States. Water Purification United States. Electronic books. local National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology. National Academies Press (U.S.) ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10255030 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 34088 34088