Water Sources

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See how many answers you can get right with this Water Sources quiz:

1. What percentage of Abu Dhabi's water is sourced from brackish water?

7.7% 17.7% 70.7% 71.7%

2. Desalination:

Removes dissolved minerals (primarily salt) from seawater Removes pollutants from fresh water Treats wastewater

3. In Abu Dhabi, most desalinated water is produced from six plants with a combined capacity of:

6.3 million gallons/day 63 million gallons/day 630 million gallons/day 6300 million gallons/day

4. The Multi-Stage Flash process used in desalination:

"Flash" boils seawater to create steam "Flash" freezes seawater to create ice "Flash' steams seawater to warm the water

5. The amount of truly fresh groundwater in the Emirate is quite limited and forms only about :

4.8% of the total groundwater reserves 11% of the total groundwater reserves 24% of the total groundwater reserves 70.7% of the total groundwater reserves

6. What percentage of Abu Dhabi's water is sourced from desalinated water?

70.7% 0.5% 24% 4.8%

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