Can we turn desalination waste into a mineral goldmine?
In short: As the global demand for clean water grows, desalination plants are left with a massive byproduct: salty brine. This video explores a novel way to repurpose this waste.
TED Fellow Damian Palin examines the challenge of managing the concentrated brine left behind after seawater desalination. He proposes a method to mine this byproduct for essential minerals using the power of collaborative, metal-eating bacteria.
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