Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-07-16 14:12:56 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2881CC4EE991885A3F07EEF6CD86641FE10E582093014361028971357817FC11
Participant Details
Original Note:
There is no “leaching” here. Lithium rich brine is pumped to the surface and left to evaporate in these ponds. Some reagents are added to aid in precipitating salts but they’re not environmentally dangerous at all. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790824000296 https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-lithium-mined
All Note Details