In a paper published in the journal Earth's Future, scientists point out that previous studies have not addressed two important factors which has led to misguided estimations and assumptions.
In a first-of-its-kind study on the hydrological impact of lithium mining, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Alaska Anchorage say that accounting for the age and source of the water where lithium is found is key to determining whether the resource is being extracted in a responsible manner or not. , the scientists point out that those previous studies have not addressed these two important factors, which has led to misguided estimations and assumptions.
“Imagine that you get a paycheck every month; when you go to balance your chequebook, as long as your monthly expenditures don’t exceed your monthly income, you are financially sustainable,” they said. “Previous studies of the Salar de Atacama have assumed that the infrequent rainfall and seasonal runoff from the mountain ranges that ring it were solely responsible for the water levels in the salt flats, but it turns out that assumption is incorrect.
“Because these regions are so dry, and the groundwater so old, the overall hydrological system responds very slowly to changes in climate, hydrology and water usage,” the researcher said.
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