Review of the desalination and water purification technology roadmap / Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saline water conversion--United States.

Saline water conversion.

Water--Purification--United States.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Bureau of Reclamation and Sandia National Laboratories jointly developed the Roadmap to serve as a strategic research pathway for desalination and water purification technologies to meet future water needs. The book recommends that the Roadmap include a sharper focus on the research and technological advancements needed to reach the long-term objectives. The book also suggests that the environmental, economic, and social costs of energy required by increased dependence on desalination be examined. Strategies for implementing the Roadmap initiative are provided.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE ROADMAP; 3 KEY TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; 4 IMPLEMENTATION; REFERENCES; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; APPENDIXES; A Letter Report to John W. Keys, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; B Roster of the Water Science and Technology Board; C Biographical Information of Committee

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309133432

0309133432

9780309530439

0309530431

OCLC:

55756336