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California's Lithium Rush For EV Batteries Hinges On Taming Toxic, Volcanic Brine
31 Aug 2022 | Abstracted from Forbes
"...boiling brine, pumped up to the stark surface from 8,000 feet underground...is good for more than just its heat: The Salton Sea brine is also one of the world's richest sources of lithium..."...the technology to suck that precious lithium out of the boiling hot brine, which is highly corrosive and loaded with toxins like arsenic and lead, is unproven."
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