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  2. Cordova Desalination Plant - Wikipedia

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    The Cordova Desalination Plant spans the barangays of Buagsong and Catarman, Poblacion of Cordova municipality in Cebu standing on a 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) property. [3] Using seawater reverse osmosis technology, it has the capacity to produce 20 million L (5.3 million US gal) of water daily serving residents of Metro Cebu .

  3. Ocean thermal energy conversion - Wikipedia

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    Here, x 2 is the fraction of water by mass that vaporizes. The warm water mass flow rate per unit turbine mass flow rate is 1/x 2. The low pressure in the evaporator is maintained by a vacuum pump that also removes the dissolved non-condensable gases from the evaporator.

  4. Desalination by country - Wikipedia

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    The country's desalination plant, opened in March 2003, is considered to be the first of its kind. It was the largest desalination facility in the Americas, and it processes 28,800,000 US gallons (109,000 m 3) of water a day at the price of $2.67 per 1,000 US gallons (3.8 m 3). [114]

  5. Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural water management in the Philippines is primarily focused on irrigation. The country has 3.126 million hectares of irrigable land, 50% (1.567 million hectares) of which already has irrigation facilities. 50% of irrigated areas are developed and operated by the government through the National Irrigation System (NIS). 36% is developed by the government and operated by irrigators ...

  6. Desalination - Wikipedia

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    Reverse osmosis desalination plant in Barcelona, Spain. Desalination is a process that removes mineral components from saline water. More generally, desalination is the removal of salts and minerals from a substance. [1] One example is soil desalination. This is important for agriculture.

  7. Reverse osmosis - Wikipedia

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    Reverse osmosis is most commonly known for its use in drinking water purification from seawater, removing the salt and other effluent materials from the water molecules. [2] As of 2013 the world's largest RO desalination plant was in Sorek, Israel, outputting 624 thousand cubic metres per day (165 million US gallons per day). [3]

  8. Philippines volcano eruption forces mass evacuation as ‘more ...

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    Kanlaon on the central Negros Island is one of the 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. It erupted for nearly four minutes on Monday, sending a massive column of volcanic ash high into the sky.

  9. Salt evaporation pond - Wikipedia

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    Salt evaporation pond in Manaure, La Guajira, Colombia. A salt evaporation pond is a shallow artificial salt pan designed to extract salts from sea water or other brines.The salt pans are shallow and expansive, allowing sunlight to penetrate and reach the seawater.