seawater

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Seawater is an especially tempting feedstock because it is abundant, but it brings a serious materials problem: salt, chloride ions, side reactions, and corrosion can quickly damage electrolyzer components.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Seawater lead concentrations were highest in the month after the fire and in October, when the season’s first major rain had just washed months’ worth of urban pollution into the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"Seawater has got loads of carbon in it compared to the air, about 150 times more," says Dr Halloran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Seawater intrusion into groundwater is happening all over the world, but perhaps the most threatened places are communities on low-lying islands.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

Seawater was being pumped into the reactors at units 1, 2, and 3, pulling them farther from the brink of destruction every day.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland