Salar de Uyuni holds the world’s largest lithium reserve, but mining could threaten local ecosystems. A study by Duke ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a diverse group of synthetic chemicals, are commonly used in numerous ...

However, most such methods are still limited to lab settings ... DLE-R, on the other hand, doesn’t involve water and ...

In comparison, evaporation pond brine became increasingly acidic ... The team found that both injection methods would have undesirable consequences. For example, the spent brine would likely ...

The researchers used the Penmam-Monteith method recommended by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to measure the rate of water evaporation. They found that 4.47 million cubic ...