Editing Geothermal desalination (section)

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One use of geothermal desalination is in producing fresh water for agriculture.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal |last1=Tomaszewska |first1=Barbara |last2=Akkurt |first2=Gulden Gokcen |last3=Kaczmarczyk |first3=Michał |last4=Bujakowski |first4=Wiesław |last5=Keles |first5=Nazli |last6=Jarma |first6=Yakubu A. |last7=Baba |first7=Alper |last8=Bryjak |first8=Marek |last9=Kabay |first9=Nalan |date=2021-10-01 |title=Utilization of renewable energy sources in desalination of geothermal water for agriculture |journal=Desalination |language=en |volume=513 |pages=115151 |doi=10.1016/j.desal.2021.115151 |issn=0011-9164|doi-access=free |hdl=11147/11578 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> One example of agricultural applications of geothermal energy is the Balcova-Naridere Geothermal Field (BNGF) in [[Turkey]].<ref name=":7" /> However, arsenic and boron, two potentially toxic elements, have been found in the geothermal water used to generate electricity.<ref name=":7" /> Since the construction of the geothermal desalination plant in this region, these toxic elements have contaminated freshwater wells, rendering this water unusable for agriculture.<ref name=":7" /> Due to the increase in contamination in the surrounding environment, this project is not considered a success.<ref name=":7" />

Another use of geothermal desalination is the production of drinking water, as shown by the Milos Island Project in [[Greece]], which relied entirely on geothermal energy to produce desalinated water.<ref name=":3" /> This plant was constructed because geothermal energy is readily available in this region, as [[Milos|Milos Island]] is located in a volcanic region, which makes using geothermal energy a viable way to power the desalination of salt water.<ref name=":3" /> The Milos Island plant utilizes a combination of direct and indirect desalination.<ref name=":3" /> Unlike the BNGF project, this is considered a success as it produced drinkable water without polluting the environment at a low cost using only geothermal energy.<ref name=":3" />