Serious water shortages everywhere have led scientists to seek to transform sea water into fresh water. Two of these conversion plants, one in San Diego, California and the other in Freeport, Texas, are shown in operation.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320692
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Saline water conversion
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Water-supply engineering
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)