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minus-squarejumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 days agobrine evaporation ponds
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoWhere does the salt go after the water evaporates from the brine? You can’t just dump it back in the ocean, the concentration destroys wildlife. Landfill? Salt deserts? It’s gotta go somewhere.
minus-squareMonkeyTown@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoSea salt as a food additive would get cheaper probably.
minus-squareSloganLessons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoSell it for cheap to barbecue houses
minus-squarejumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agolast I checked salt mining is still an industry
brine evaporation ponds
Where does the salt go after the water evaporates from the brine? You can’t just dump it back in the ocean, the concentration destroys wildlife.
Landfill? Salt deserts? It’s gotta go somewhere.
Sea salt as a food additive would get cheaper probably.
Sell it for cheap to barbecue houses
last I checked salt mining is still an industry