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  2. Reverse osmosis - Wikipedia

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    Household RO units use a lot of water because they have low back pressure. Household RO water purifiers typically produce one liter of usable water and 3-25 liters of wastewater. [34] The remainder is discharged, usually into the drain. Because wastewater carries the rejected contaminants, recovering this water is not practical for household ...

  3. Reverse osmosis plant - Wikipedia

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    Reverse osmosis is a common process to purify or desalinate contaminated water by forcing water through a membrane. Water produced by reverse osmosis may be used for a variety of purposes, including desalination , wastewater treatment , concentration of contaminants, and the reclamation of dissolved minerals. [ 1 ]

  4. Maraca - Wikipedia

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    A few pebbles are inserted to make it rattle and it is crowned with the red feathers of the guarás (scarlet ibis). It was used at their dances and to heal the sick. [4] Andean curanderos (healers) use maracas in their healing rites. [5] Modern maraca balls are also made of leather, wood or plastic. [6] A maraca player in Spanish is a maraquero ...

  5. Forward osmosis - Wikipedia

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    An additional distinction between the reverse osmosis (RO) and forward osmosis (FO) processes is that the permeate water resulting from an RO process is in most cases fresh water ready for use. In FO, an additional process is required to separate fresh water from a diluted draw solution.

  6. Jerome Green - Wikipedia

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    When Bo Diddley first recorded for Chess Records in March 1955, Green played maracas on the songs "I'm a Man" and "Bo Diddley". The record reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart . [ 5 ] Green continued to perform as a member of Bo Diddley's band, in performances and on recordings, and toured with him until the early 1960s. [ 6 ]

  7. Tabo (hygiene) - Wikipedia

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    Tabo in airport public toilet. Filipinos use the tabo in addition to or instead of toilet paper to wash after using the bathroom. Not all toilets in the Philippines have an automatic flush, so instead, a timbâ (generally a plastic pail with a metal handle) and a tabò kept floating inside it is used.

  8. Shak-shak - Wikipedia

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    They are often made of hollow gourds with beans placed on the inside to make the shaking noise. They are often used in steel bands, typically from the Caribbean. [1] The shak-shak can be heard in the piece "Ol' Time Calypso" by Roger Gibbs. The shak-shak can be heard keeping the rhythm in the background of the music.

  9. Watermaker - Wikipedia

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    A watermaker is a device used to obtain potable water by reverse osmosis of seawater. In boating and yachting circles, desalinators are often referred to as "watermakers".. The devices can be expensive to acquire and maintain, but are quite valuable because they reduce the need for large water tanks for a long passage.