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[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it scales fine (roughly linear at large scale), people just don't want to pay the energy cost because they think farms need cheap water.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Where does the salt go after the water evaporates from the brine? You can't just dump it back in the ocean, the concentration destroys wildlife.

Landfill? Salt deserts? It's gotta go somewhere.

[–] SloganLessons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Sell it for cheap to barbecue houses

[–] MonkeyTown@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Sea salt as a food additive would get cheaper probably.

last I checked salt mining is still an industry