Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants.

The petrostates of the Gulf are famed for their vast oil and gas resources, but their populations and prosperity have also been built on another commodity: water.

MIDLAND, Texas — Water has always been a concern in West Texas. With little rain and other issues, the supply is always in question. One solution brought to attention by State Representative Brooks ...

Desalination plants convert seawater into fresh drinking water by removing salt and other minerals. The most widely used ...

ONE of the frequent criticisms of California’s environmental planning law is that it has become a source of lawsuits. Cities, counties and other public agencies may try to prepare environmental impact ...

The use of reverse osmosis desalination technology has gathered more and more usage and interest over the last few years. It is responsible for producing a large amount of fresh water for the growing ...

Destroying the facilities is a violation of international law that could cause a humanitarian crisis in the most water-scare region on Earth. Powering the plants with electricity from fossil fuels ...

(KERO) — You may have questions about the "desalination" process and how it works. A large part of how the process works involves what's called "reverse osmosis." The article "History of Water Filters ...

Flash evaporation represents a rapid phase change phenomenon whereby a superheated liquid is exposed to a sudden drop in pressure, resulting in nearly instantaneous vapour formation. In the realm of ...

A Korean research team found a method to inhibit the fouling of membranes, which are used in the desalination process that removes salt and dissolved substances from seawater to obtain drinking, ...

Access to clean, safe drinking water is a necessity that’s worryingly not being met in many parts of the world. A new study has used a material called a metal-organic framework (MOF) to filter ...