The brine waste from desal is full of nasty stuff you don't want concentrated even further and sold as food. Removing the long list of chemicals and heavy metal

The brine waste from desal is full of nasty stuff you don't want concentrated even further and sold as food. Removing the long list of chemicals and heavy metals is not going to be viable costwise and even the most foolhardy consumer would think twice over regular salt. A responsible desal plant does studies on how to pump and disperse it in the ocean as best possible. Sadly in the gulf the Saudis aren't doing this and have completely ruined the local ecosystem. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/saudi-thirst-for-water-is-seen-creating-a-toxic-brine-problem https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/saudi-thi...