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| PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT |
The pilot plant will abide by all the environmental legislation currently in force.
Here we summarize the mitigation measures that are envisaged to address the main environmental impact risks:
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Brine is pumped from the Salar through pipelines that take it to the edge of the salt flats.
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The solar evaporation ponds are lined with plastic membranes to prevent the brine from leaking out.
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Chloride salts such as common salt (halite, sodium chloride) and bischofite (magnesium chloride) produced by precipitation in evaporation ponds are returned to the Salar through a brine pipeline.
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The quantity of fresh water used in the process is replaced as much as possible by SALINE river water from the Río Grande de Lípez.
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One of the aims of the pilot plant is to carry out an on-the-ground assessment of the environmental impact of the larger plant.
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Environmental impact will depend primarily on the type of chemical industry process that is selected and by future production capacity.
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Flemish at the Salar de Caxas
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Flemish at the Salar de Caxas
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