"highly concentrated brine which will kill anything near it." That sounds a bit dramatic, for salt in water, don't you think? Sure, it is not a enviroment, li

"highly concentrated brine which will kill anything near it." That sounds a bit dramatic, for salt in water, don't you think? Sure, it is not a enviroment, live can prosper and it kills most living things, that would have to live in it, but it is also not deadly toxic, "killing anything near it" like your comment implies.