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| − | '''Salination''' is the process through which | + | '''Salination''' is the process through which fresh ([[potable water]]) becomes [[salt]] (unpotable) [[water]]; hence, [[desalination]] is the reverse process; also involves the accumulation of salts in topsoil caused by evaporation of excessive irrigation water, a process that can eventually render [[soil]] incapable of supporting crops. |
| − | This subject was used to great comic effect in the movie '' | + | This subject was used to great comic effect in the movie ''Idiocracy''.{{fact}} |
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Revision as of 01:30, November 15, 2007
Salination is the process through which fresh (potable water) becomes salt (unpotable) water; hence, desalination is the reverse process; also involves the accumulation of salts in topsoil caused by evaporation of excessive irrigation water, a process that can eventually render soil incapable of supporting crops.
This subject was used to great comic effect in the movie Idiocracy.[Citation Needed]