Construction started at Thacker Pass in 2023. (Photo: Lithium Americas Presentation, June) Cattle rancher Edward Bartell waited patiently to take pictures of Lithium Nevada pumping water from a well ...

(Reuters Health) - Lithium from batteries that power smartphones, tablets and electric cars may contaminate tap water, a Korean study suggests. Drinking water can contain a little lithium because the ...

GREEN RIVER, Utah—When Kelly Dunham heard that water was gushing out from a test well earlier this month for a proposed lithium mine in the middle of this rural city of 900 residents, she went to see ...

The increasing demand for lithium to support electric vehicle production is placing a significant strain on global freshwater resources, especially in already arid regions like the Lithium Triangle. A ...

Long considered a worthless nuisance, the produced water from oil and natural gas wells may end up bringing yet another treasure to a region already packed with them. Lithium is a a soft, silvery ...

Consuming lithium-contaminated tap water during pregnancy could be associated with an increased risk of newborn autism development, according to a new study from the University of California, Los ...

Chloride ions diffuse through the membrane, and lithium follows to balance the charge. Magnesium instead binds strongly to ...

Increased lithium exposure in drinking groundwater was associated with a reduced risk for cancer, according to findings from a US study. The protective effect was observed across different cancer ...

Lithium could be selectively extracted from "low quality" brines using a surprising mechanism discovered at the University of ...

The second round of a multi-week lithium accelerator wrapped Wednesday (Dec. 17) with Demo Day in Bentonville. The Arkansas ...