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Re:Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of sea... by tobr on Sunday August 04, 2019 @04:09PM (#20608944)
Assuming you would use salt water on existing land, but wouldn’t it open up for growing crops in new places, on/close to seawater?
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Re:Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of sea... by inetknght on Monday August 05, 2019 @09:58AM (#20614242)
If you want to grow crops on the sands of the beach, maybe. Otherwise you're poisoning whatever land you're using.
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