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A newly developed sponge can pull #lead and other toxic metals out of #water > https://bit.ly/3CzL6tn
09:06 PM - May 14, 2023
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David James
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OK, so I see a solution to one problem that creates another one, a little bit like all these electric cars with their lithium batteries. When you have millions of sponges full of toxic crap, where are you going to get rid of them?
10:36 PM - May 14, 2023
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In response to David James.
The sponges are rinsed to be used again and the metals are recovered for use in batteries.
08:35 AM - May 15, 2023
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David James
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In response to H2O Radio.
OK, I may be wrong, but surely even rinsing them means there are certain toxic chemicals aside from those used to make batteries that need to be disposed of?
08:41 AM - May 15, 2023
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Good questions and better put to the researchers at Northwestern University. We appreciate your thoughtful feedback! https://news.northwestern....
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08:56 AM - May 15, 2023
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David James
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In response to H2O Radio.
Not trying to pick a good idea or a part but just trying to understand where everything goes in the end. Electric cars are great until we have to recycle all these lithium batteries, just makes me wonder why we didn’t go straight for the hydrogen powered vehicle.
08:57 AM - May 15, 2023
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In response to David James.
Hydrogen is not without its problems too—especially if it's produced with fossil energy. Also, need to consider the infrastructure build out required. EVs can put power back in the grid for example and potentially help with the duck curve storage issues.
09:30 AM - May 15, 2023
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