The passage and the professor discuss the problem of consistent increasing salinity in the Salton Sea in California. The passage suggests three methods to deal with the problem. However, the professor rules out all of them through some explanations.
First, the reading claims that the problem would be resolved by using the desalination facilities. On the other hand, the professor states that the suggested method isn’t suitable because it will create other serious problems. As she continues, in the water of the sea not only salt is present but also other toxic substances such as selenium are present too. As a result, through evaporating the water in the suggested method some portion of selenium will convey into the air and thereby, the serious problem will create with the people’s health through breathing the polluted air.
Second, the passage believes that dilute salty water of the sea with the less salty water of the Pacific Ocean can be a good solution for the problem. By contrast, the professor thinks that constructing such extensive pipelines or canals from the ocean is so expensive because the ocean is far away in a 100 Km distance. Therefore, it isn’t a practical solution to the problem.
Third, the passage expresses that separating the sea into smaller portions by building walls and managing a smaller portion than the whole of the sea will solve the problem. However, the professor declares that building such walls isn’t appropriate for that area. It’s because the area is active geologically. Consequently, the walls might collapse due to the major earthquakes and the water of the salty portion would seep into the managed portion in turn. Thus, it is not a good method to deal with the problem.
The
passage
and the
professor
discuss the
problem
of consistent increasing salinity in the Salton
Sea
in California. The
passage
suggests three
methods
to deal with the
problem
.
However
, the
professor
rules
out all of them through
some
explanations.
First
, the reading claims that the
problem
would
be resolved
by using the desalination facilities.
On the other hand
, the
professor
states that the suggested
method
isn’t suitable
because
it will create other serious
problems
. As she continues, in the
water
of the
sea
not
only
salt is present
but
also
other toxic substances such as selenium are present too.
As a result
, through evaporating the
water
in the suggested
method
some
portion
of selenium will convey into the air and thereby, the serious
problem
will create with the
people
’s health through breathing the polluted air.
Second, the
passage
believes that dilute salty
water
of the
sea
with the less salty
water
of the Pacific Ocean can be a
good
solution for the
problem
. By contrast, the
professor
thinks
that constructing such extensive pipelines or canals from the ocean is
so
expensive
because
the ocean is far away in a 100 Km distance.
Therefore
, it isn’t a practical solution to the problem.
Third, the
passage
expresses that separating the
sea
into smaller
portions
by building walls and managing a smaller
portion
than the whole of the
sea
will solve the
problem
.
However
, the
professor
declares that building such walls isn’t appropriate for that area. It’s
because
the area is active
geologically
.
Consequently
, the walls might collapse due to the major earthquakes and the
water
of the salty
portion
would seep into the managed
portion
in turn.
Thus
, it is not a
good
method
to deal with the
problem
.