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Sincere question: How polluting are fabs? When I read "access to water," it scares me.
by analog31 5y ago
Sincere question: How polluting are fabs? When I read "access to water," it scares me.
- totalZero 5y agoVery. First, any facility that uses reverse osmosis to purify/recycle water is left with concentrated impurities in the form of brine. Second, there are all sorts of nasty chemicals used in chip fabrication. There are several Superfund sites where chips were once made. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/09/silicon-valley-full-superfund-sites/598531/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/09/silic...