"Experts say a saltwater, or brine, aquifer under the #Smackover Formation may contain enough #lithium to produce batteries for 50 million EVs.
Umberson said this new process, dubbed Direct Lithium Extraction (or #DLE), will benefit south #Arkansas and the lithium industry as a whole because of its high lithium recovery rates and minimal environmental impact.
[But] Umberson and Donnelly say further independent research must be done on DLE and its long-term impacts."