<Li> High grade water recycling </Li> <Li> Wave - powered desalination </Li> <P> Desalination is a process that extracts mineral components from saline water . More generally, desalination refers to the removal of salts and minerals from a target substance, as in soil desalination, which is an issue for agriculture . </P> <P> Saltwater is desalinated to produce water suitable for human consumption or irrigation . One by - product of desalination is salt . Desalination is used on many seagoing ships and submarines . Most of the modern interest in desalination is focused on cost - effective provision of fresh water for human use . Along with recycled wastewater, it is one of the few rainfall - independent water sources . </P>

Which term is defined as the removal of salts and minerals from seawater