jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoResearchers explore mining seawater for critical metalsgrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down13
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkResearchers explore mining seawater for critical metalsgrist.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarepastermillinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·7 months agoMight as well take out all the plastic while at it.
minus-squareIheartcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoActually we’re going to replace the metal with plastic.
minus-squareAlto@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoIf I have to have microplastics in my balls, then the fish do too dammit!
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agosome of these are removed one step upstream (in desalination plant)
minus-squarebobburger@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoFun fact: the person your replying to had absolutely no idea that a desalination plant was involved in this process.
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoit’s worse than reddit, but these come mostly from lemmy world
Might as well take out all the plastic while at it.
Actually we’re going to replace the metal with plastic.
If I have to have microplastics in my balls, then the fish do too dammit!
some of these are removed one step upstream (in desalination plant)
Fun fact: the person your replying to had absolutely no idea that a desalination plant was involved in this process.
it’s worse than reddit, but these come mostly from lemmy world