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> When one plant’s worth of solar panel waste is improperly discarded, does it ruin potable water supplies, airable land and the health of entire regions? Well
by orwin 6y ago
> When one plant’s worth of solar panel waste is improperly discarded, does it ruin potable water supplies, airable land and the health of entire regions?
Well, crush 100 acre of solar panels, put them in a landfill near a river, and tell me if cadmium, lead and mercury taste good and have a good effect on the fauna around. I'm not talking about batteries here.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018312066 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201...
https://goodelectronics.org/chinese-workers-demand-compensation-for-cadmium-related-diseases/ https://goodelectronics.org/chinese-workers-demand-compensat...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6161498/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6161498/
- ic0n0cl4st 6y agoIf a truck full of solar panels crashes on the highway, that highway doesn’t become a superfund site. It doesn’t cost hundreds of millions to clean up, the local community doesn’t see a massive spike in cancer. You cannot say the same about nuclear waste.
- Nicksil 6y ago>If a truck full of solar panels crashes on the highway, that highway doesn’t become a superfund site. It doesn’t cost hundreds of millions to clean up, the local community doesn’t see a massive spike in cancer. >You cannot say the same about nuclear waste. Sure you can. Look-up transport casks.
- timthorn 6y agoAn account of the 1984 test: https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/heritage/it-s-a-lovely-day-bring-a-flask https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/heritage/it-s-a-lovely-d... And the BBC Six O'clock News report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo22l4wJdx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo22l4wJdx8
- nikitaga 6y agoTLDR: That test showed no leaks after hitting the flask with a train at 100mph.
- lazide 6y agoWhen has that happened with nuclear waste again?