Oilfield wastewater injected underground is causing earthquakes and blowouts. Now, pilot projects are exploring whether this water could be treated and used to grow crops.
They want to take water that is already very salty and ruins the land for years when spilled, and take water from it to make a much more salty waste product? What could go wrong? TBF, they don’t say if the salinity is the main problem or if it’s the ~1200 other compounds in the water.
They want to take water that is already very salty and ruins the land for years when spilled, and take water from it to make a much more salty waste product? What could go wrong? TBF, they don’t say if the salinity is the main problem or if it’s the ~1200 other compounds in the water.