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Brine

GCSE Geography · key term

Brine

Definition

Concentrated salt water left over from desalination.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography A · 1GA0

Specification 6.11 · Paper 2

Freshwater is collected, leaving concentrated salt water, called brine.
Revise: Resolving Water Shortages

Edexcel Geography A past papers

Related key terms

Desalination
Distillation
Resource exploitation
Reverse osmosis
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Brine — Edexcel GCSE Geography A Definition | GradeGen

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