Environmental Science (MindTap Course List)
Environmental Science (MindTap Course List)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781337569613
Author: G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 5CR
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The term ‘dam’ and ‘reservoir.’ Pros and cons of using large dams and reservoirs. The effect of climate change on water supplies in the Colorado River system and in areas that depend on mountain glaciers for much of their water. The effect of dams on the Colorado River system at its delta. Advantages and disadvantages of the California Water Project. The mental and health disaster caused by the Aral Sea water transfer project. The term ‘desalination’ and also differentiate between distillation and reverse osmosis. The problems that can limit the use of desalination.

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