We are Vastly Overestimating the Amount of Fresh Water Available for Lithium Mining, New Study Finds

ENN
Mar 27, 2025, 2:25 pm141 pts
New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the world’s lithium resources — shows that the commonly accepted models used to estimate how much water is available for lithium extraction and what the environmental effects may be…

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We are Vastly Overestimating the Amount of Fresh Water Available for Lithium Mining, New Study Finds

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