Israel desalinisation

Question 1

Isreal produced __% more water than it needs

Answer 1

20

Question 2

When was the first desalinisation plant opened?

Answer 2

1964

Question 3

What percentage of Isreal’s water demand is met by desalinisation?

Answer 3

60%

Question 4

What is a negative effect of desalinisation on the environment?

Answer 4

The salt is placed back into water as it is a byproduct of desalinisation

Question 5

What can water produced from desalinisation lack?

Answer 5

Health experts argue that desalinised water may lack some key minerals found in regular water, particularly magnesium, this may increase the risk of heart disease

Question 6

What is a weakness of desalinisation’s energy consumption?

Answer 6

Desalinisation plants consume lots of energy

Question 7

How much desalinised water is produced by Israel anually?

Answer 7

1.1 billion cubic metres

Question 8

What has happened with the price of desalinised water since the 1990s?

Answer 8

The price of desalinised water is down to 1/3 of what it was in the 1990s

Question 9

The increasing use of desalinised water has enabled Israel to stop pumping water from the…

Answer 9

Sea of Galilee in the north to more arid regions in the south, preventing the level of the lake from falling further

Question 10

What did Israel install in 2007?

Answer 10

Low-flow toilets and showerheads were installed nationwide

Question 11

Innovative water treatment systems were built that recapture __% of the water that goes down the drains for irrigation use

Answer 11

86%