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Climate change, growing populations and political concerns are prompting governments and investors from California to China to take a fresh look at desalination. Quirin Schiermeier wades in.
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CITE THIS ARTICLE Schiermeier, Q. Water: Purification with a pinch of salt. _Nature_ 452, 260–261 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/452260a Download citation * Published: 19 March 2008 *
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