Download Desalination Plants in the Middle East

By Bennett Twichell and Paige Terhune
Desalination
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What is Desalination?
 Desalination is the removal of salt from sea
water.
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Desalination Plant Uses:
 Cleaning out salt
○ Human Consumption
○ Irrigation
 Water Shortages
○ Population Growth
○ Droughts
○ Limited Available Fresh Water
Cost of the Plants
Israel’s Plant cost 425 million dollars
 Saudi Arabia’s Plant cost $1.6 billion
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Who Can and Can’t Afford It?
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Iraq
 Economy is not good at the moment, so they can’t
afford it
 However, they have easy access to both the Tigris
and Euphrates
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Syria
 Economy is average, considering their population
and GDP
 Could afford it if they were dedicated to the cause
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Turkey
 Yes, they are the one of the richest and most
populated countries in the Middle East
 Surrounded by bodies of water
Desalination Plant Map
Bibliography
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http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/middleeast
.html
http://www.industcards.com/al-taweelah.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Ex
isting_facilities_and_facilities_under_constr
uction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
http://www.greenprophet.com/2009/05/sau
di-arabia-desalination/
http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/03
su/desalination.html