seawater

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The ice is formed by seawater that freezes through the winter.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In the year following the Palisades and Eaton fires, levels of harmful metals like lead in coastal sand and seawater have remained far below California’s limits for safe drinking water and the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"The ship can produce fresh water by desalinating seawater, but that becomes difficult if we are not sailing," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

They then evaluated the device under conditions that mimic the natural salt concentrations found where seawater and river water meet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Even when we’re plunged into darkness again, the ghostly outline of the raft, its rope held in the fist of a Turk who stands knee-deep in seawater, burns into my memory.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell