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New chemical-free desalination tech helps bring water surplus to Israel

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Inhabitat

Publication Date
2016-08-03

Between 1998 and 2012, the Eastern Mediterranean region suffered through the worst drought in at least 900 years. This drought contributed to the rapid rise of the Arab Spring and fueled civil war in Syria. Facing the prospect of running out of water, Israel implemented a program of water conservation and recycling. However, its most dramatic change came from widespread adoption of cutting-edge desalinization technology – including a shift away from chemicals that utilizes volcanic rock to filter desalinated water.

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