FRESH WATER FROM THE SEA.—This view of the Freeport (Texas) salt-water conversion plant shows most of the 12 evaporators in which the salt water is turned into fresh water by distillation. Located in a coastal marshland, the unit draws its water from the Gulf of Mexico. The city of Freeport is buying half the output, and a chemical company is purchasing the remainder. The Freeport plant produces fresh water from sea water at half the cost of the next most efficient plant in the world.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29620, 16 September 1961, Page 8
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85FRESH WATER FROM THE SEA.—This view of the Freeport (Texas) salt-water conversion plant shows most of the 12 evaporators in which the salt water is turned into fresh water by distillation. Located in a coastal marshland, the unit draws its water from the Gulf of Mexico. The city of Freeport is buying half the output, and a chemical company is purchasing the remainder. The Freeport plant produces fresh water from sea water at half the cost of the next most efficient plant in the world. Press, Volume C, Issue 29620, 16 September 1961, Page 8
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