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Mervin XuYang Lim, Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona

Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm

The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles handles a massive amount of sewage and wastewater. Dean Musgrove/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

The world is looking for more clean water. Intense storms and warmer weather have worsened droughts and reduced the amount of clean water underground and in rivers and lakes on the surface.

Under pressure to provide water for drinking and irrigation, people around the globe are trying to figure out how to save, conserve and reuse water in a variety of ways, including reusing treated sewage wastewater and removing valuable salts from seawater.

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