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Spent batteries charging soil

The trial is on track to finish in December, with the results expected to follow in the New Year.

 Image shows the condition of one of the germinated plots: the wheat on the right-hand side received fertiliser containing Envirostream’s micronutrient treatment, while the crop on the left-hand side was fertilised using a similar but commercially available product.

Image shows the condition of one of the germinated plots: the wheat on the right-hand side received fertiliser containing Envirostream’s micronutrient treatment, while the crop on the left-hand side was fertilised using a similar but commercially available product.

Lithium Australia's 90%-owned subsidiary Envirostream has been carrying out a field trial since June at a wheat farm near Kojonup using zinc and manganese recovered through the recycling of alkaline batteries...

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