'The salt they pump back in kills everything': is the cost of Chile's fresh water too high?

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'The salt they pump back in kills everything': is the cost of Chile's fresh water too high?
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Antofagasta, situated on the edge of the Atacama Desert, relies on a vast desalination plant which provides the city with drinking water – but the waste brine is killing wildlife, say fishermen

As Eduardo Muñoz drifts his ageing skiff into Antofagasta’s harbour, flecks of paint peeling from its prow, he looks disconsolate.

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