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Submitted by geekchic 6/11/08

Water is, undoubtedbly one of the most vital ingredients to life on our planet. Deserts are usually a place normally devoid of water, but is abundant in Gypsum, a rocky mineral common in those areas.

These scientists have worked out a simple method, utilising waste heat from nearby oil fields to turn this rock, into clean water which could potentially turn barren deserts into fertile land.

Sounds like a great idea to me.

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Gypsum, a rocky mineral is abundant in desert regions where fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Gypsum is also chemically 20% water, and surplus heat from oil fields could convert the rock into clean water and rocky waste.

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