This research cautions that the LUC will have a substantial effect on soil quality, a crucial factor for achieving a future that is environmentally sustainable. Our research indicates the need for an immediate implementation of management strategies to improve the soil quality in degraded ecosystems (...
As of 2022, worldwide, there are eight full-scale active facilities that produce lithium compounds from continental brines9and more are likely to become active before 2030 (Fig.1a). The evaporitic technology (Fig.1b) is currently in use at seven of those facilities18,19. Brines are pumped...