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Is water use during chip production on the same magnitude as fracking? Genuinely curious as I didn’t even know it was at a level that was considered wasteful
by ElCapitanMarkla 2y ago
Is water use during chip production on the same magnitude as fracking? Genuinely curious as I didn’t even know it was at a level that was considered wasteful
- defrost 2y agoIf you're curious, chip production has quite the supply chain: In brief: https://bbnc.bens.org/semiconductors---page-3-key-inputs https://bbnc.bens.org/semiconductors---page-3-key-inputs In detail: https://www.interface-eu.org/publications/chip-productions-ecological-footprint https://www.interface-eu.org/publications/chip-productions-e... The annual flow of just the REE used in doping is here: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0169136823001439-ga1_lrg.jpg https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S01691368230014... and REE processing from mined concentrates to usable additives alone creates a few damfuls of low level readioactive waste in Malaysia that's a bit of an issue.