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Re:Desalination system could produce freshwater that is chea... by kvdveer on Thursday September 28, 2023 @01:50AM (#37685736)
After lithium extraction, there's still a brine with roughly the same salt concentration, but likely with more other pollutants. You'd just be kicking the problem down the road.
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Re:Desalination system could produce freshwater that is chea... by tw04 on Thursday September 28, 2023 @08:32AM (#37688691)
But the issue is dumping the brine into the ocean as the only economical way to deal with it. If someone can make a significant profit off the brine, it may be feasible to truck it to a lithium facility then deal with disposal in a way that isn't just "dump it in the ocean and pretend it's not a problem".
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