About 70 percent of the world is water, but so little can actually be used because most of it is salt water. But what if an abundant supply of fresh water could be created from salt water? A large-scale desalination operation — using principles similar to a simple classroom project — could change the world. Keep reading to explore why it’s not always so easy to turn salt water into drinking water.

About 70 percent of the world is water, but so little can actually be used because most of it is salt water.

But what if an abundant supply of fresh water could be created from salt water? A large-scale desalination operation — using principles similar to a simple classroom project — could change the world.

Keep reading to explore why it’s not always so easy to turn salt water into drinking water.

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