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    13 days ago

    The heavy metals don’t sit around in metal form; bacteria convert them into compounds like ethyl mercury, which don’t stay put even if nominally insoluble.

    And yes, pretty much anything else is cheaper than CCS; it’s basically being run as a PR exercise rather than something which is a serious attempt at reducing emissions.