World’s ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50% more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to cover Florida under a foot (30.5 cm)...
Jones, E., Qadir, M., van Vliet, M. T., Smakhtin, V., & Kang, S. M. (2018). The state of desalination and brine production: A global outlook. Science of the Total Environment....