2006-07-20 08:44:39 · 12 answers · asked by Russell B 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Making fresh water from salt water is very expensive and inefficient. If it gets that bad they will. There are two ways of making fresh water from salt water:
evaporate the water away from the salt then collect the vapors and condense them
or
force the water through a sheet of thin plastic into salt water seperating the two types of water.
Both take time, are expensive and usually not worth it
2006-07-20 08:50:01 · answer #1 · answered by ShortStuff 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Firstly UK is not an Island, this is because an Island is a land(country) surrounded on four sides by Sea. UK is not a country as it consists of England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland. If UK is a country then so is North America or EU.
Secondly the cheapest process for Desalination(removal of salt from water) is Electrolysis which consumes both electricity and two metal electrodes. Electricity is not Cheap in the UK neither is Metal!
2006-07-20 15:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by Shuggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no shortage of clean water in this country. The North is awash with the stuff, but we are told it would cost to much to pipe it southwards. What they mean is that it would take to much of their profit.[the various water companies] If it was oil we would have it tomorrow, thats for sure. Right now parks and football training grounds are allowed to use millions of gallons of it to water their grounds.
2006-07-20 16:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
already drowned a lot of Welsh land, until they complained
privatisation of water is the stupidest thing done ,
next to privatisation of the reverse phone calls, and 192
some things should be nationally co-ordinated
who benefits?
do you get a bill reduction from using less water
2006-07-20 15:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can, there is a proposed plant at Newhaven and Thames are looking into it for drought conditions.
Trouble is, it uses a hell of a lot of energy and is, therefore, expensive.
2006-07-20 15:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by UKJess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it would be fought against by the "Keep Britain Beautiful" bores... Those that oppose wind farms to create cheaper electricity... Or the power stations that would use tidal power to create electricity!!
2006-07-20 15:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by Forlorn Hope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen what's in our sea water lately??
2006-07-20 15:49:12 · answer #7 · answered by Chris S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damn good point, Cyprus does it, we'd only need it for washing as no one in their right mind would drink tap water
2006-07-20 16:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by David R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Thames factory has been turned down because ken Livingston turned it down saying it would not fit in,if every one else can do it why should it cost us so much.
2006-07-20 16:00:19 · answer #9 · answered by comau20002000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly it costs money and uses too much energy.
Valery
2006-07-20 15:55:11 · answer #10 · answered by valery 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋