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Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals (grist.org)
submitted 5 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Might as well take out all the plastic while at it.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Actually we're going to replace the metal with plastic.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

If I have to have microplastics in my balls, then the fish do too dammit!

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

some of these are removed one step upstream (in desalination plant)

[–] bobburger@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: the person your replying to had absolutely no idea that a desalination plant was involved in this process.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

it's worse than reddit, but these come mostly from lemmy world