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Iran is deploying ozone tech for water purification: Iran has developed its own ozone reactor — a device that uses renewable ozone gas to purify water and remove contaminants — in a bid to slash surface water runoff by 25% by 2030, Mehr News Agency reports. The reactor can provide clean water for 320k people.
How it works: Ozone water treatment begins by creating ozone in the generator forming a gas by splitting oxygen molecules by electricity or ultraviolet light. The ozone is then injected into the water to oxidize and purify the water by destroying bacteria, viruses, parasites, and metals.
The drawbacks: The tech is expensive, difficult to transport, and potentially corrosive. Ozone water treatment is often compared to chlorination — another common water treatment method — but has the ability to eliminate chlorine-resistant parasites and leaves behind no chemical by-products.
REMEMBER- Droughts are already battering Iran: Consistent droughts caused Iran’s Lake Urmia — once MENA’s second largest lake spanning 5.2k km² — to dry up on the back of climate change and agricultural expansion, with the country’s water security woes expected to take a USD 25 bn toll. Iran also saw around 2k surface water wells dry up in its Torbat-e Jam which also affected the country’s saffron production.
