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      Names: Theodore, Louis, author. | Dupont, R. Ryan, author.

       Title: Introduction to desalination : principles, processes, and calculations / Dr. Louis Theodore, Manhattan College, R. Ryan Dupont.

      Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

       Identifiers: LCCN 2021060406 (print) | LCCN 2021060407 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119691679 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119691716 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119691747 (epub) | ISBN 9781119691754 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Saline water conversion.

       Classification: LCC TD479 .T54 2022 (print) | LCC TD479 (ebook) | DDC 628.1/67--dc23/eng/20220124

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