However, it is a growing field around the world as drinkable water becomes less and less in the earth.
About two-thirds of the world’s desalinated water is produced in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and North Africa. Perth, Australia, is looking to meet a third of its fresh water demand by removing salt from sea water.
In March, Israel showed off its plant at the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon that can process 87 million gallons of fresh water a day. Singapore opened a sea water desalination plant in 2005 hoping it will meet at least 10 percent of its water needs. Two months ago, General Electric Co. announced a $220 million contract to build a plant in South Africa.
Global output is still relatively minute — less than 0.1 percent of all drinking water. But according to a recent report by Global Water Intelligence, the worldwide desalination industry is expected to grow 140 percent over the next ten years, with $25 billion in investment by 2010, or $56 billion by 2015.
72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Purifying fresh water is much cheaper than desalinating sea water.
B. Singapore is the only country that has put desalinating sea water into practice.
C. Some countries stopped desalinating sea water because it’s too expensive.
D. Desalinating sea water should be controlled by the government.
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