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by Chris2048 1876 days ago
Hmm, is brine a waste product of desalination? Interesting.

Can brine be duped on regular and/or sandy land and make it more fertile via minerals, or will briny/salty land be less fetile?

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Salty land will become less fertile to the point of becoming a desert. Very few plants actually like salty soil (mostly marsh plants). "Salt the earth" is an expression for that reason.
Yes, and it's usually exceptionally bad for any environment.