What is “sufficiently diluted” this device discharges brine at only slightly higher levels than what it takes in.
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NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 8 months agoOn the large scale this is true, but the problem is that the concentrated brine doesn’t instantly dilute back into the entire ocean. In large quantities, the waste outflow would damage the local coastal ecosystem before it was sufficiently diluted.
Haywire@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
They’re getting really good at working with tidal flow and weather to ensure they don’t cause problems, it’s just all got to be built into the system when they design it