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Why not just put it back into the ocean? Obviously, some distance away from your inlet.
by bequanna 5y ago
Why not just put it back into the ocean? Obviously, some distance away from your inlet.
- adgjlsfhk1 5y agoEven better: extract lithium and deuterium and then pump it back.
- eesmith 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Outflow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Outflow . In short, it needs treatment due to contaminants, and diffusion or dilution because high salt concentrations damage the ecosystem. These can be managed, but it's not "just" a matter of pumping the outflow directly back into the sea.
- tenuousemphasis 5y agoBecause that kills anything near the output, and changes the surrounding ecosystem.