Desalination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007702",
  "term": "Desalination",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Removing salts from ocean or brackish water by using various technologies.\n\n2. Removal of salts from soil by artificial means, usually leaching.\n\n3. The removal of salts from saline water to provide freshwater. This method is becoming a more popular way of providing freshwater to populations.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "see_also": [
    "Desalinization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/desalination/"
}