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by internet_user 1418 days ago
Solar leaks heavy metals into top soil. Most of solar is not recycled properly. Nobody seems to worry about that at all.

If a solar facility gets carpet bombed during a war, you think it's more likely it will all just get somewhat cleaned up, and lots of it will be left in-situ and plowed over, or someone will actually remove every little dust particle? I think the lazy way out is what is most likely.
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ncmncm 1417 days ago
There is no heavy metal in solar to leak.

If you have to make shit up to support your argument, why even bother?

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internet_user 1411 days ago
what? Lead and cadmium ARE heavy metals. You didn't know?

https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/OR-1695.pdf

"Solar panel waste can include heavy metals such as silver, lead, arsenic and cadmium that – at certain levels – may be classified as hazardous waste"

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