https://phys.org/news/2018-07-potential-brackish-groundwater-desalination.html

The findings, based on analysis of a massive dataset of water samples from around the country, appears in the journal Water Research, in a paper by Yvana Ahdab SM '17, an MIT graduate student, with John Lienhard, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water and Food, and three others.

"Until recently, brackish groundwater has been a largely overlooked resource, despite its potential to relieve the mounting pressure on fresh water supplies," Ahdab says.