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Desalination Plants
By: Jack Spicer & Summer Bornstein
Thesis
• Desalination is the process of removing salt
for salt water just leaving clean fresh and
drinkable water. The process of desalination is
very expensive and takes time to build the
plant.
Overview
Map
Possible
Desalination Plants
Location
Costs
• Operating cost: US $0.50 per cubic meter of
water
• Building cost: US $115 Million
Financial Income
Country
GDP
Turkey
$614.6 Billion
Syria
$52.8 Billion
Iraq
$65.84 Billion
Saudi Arabia
$375.77 Billion
Can Afford: Turkey & Saudi Arabia
Can’t Afford: Syria & Iraq
Conclusion
• In conclusion Desalination plant would be a
good alternative for accessing fresh water and
not having to depend on the rivers.
Bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination
• https://www.cia.gov/
• http://www.gewater.com/what_we_do/water
_scarcity/desalination.jsp