Increasing levels of lithium (Li) contamination, caused by ongoing escalations in Li production, represent a contemporary environmental issue that requires effective resolution. Phytoremediation, in which metals in contaminated soil are accumulated by plants for remediation, is energy- and cost-intensive, as the recovered plants are typically burned with the aim of concentrating the metals. In this study, we propose a Li recovery method that entails harvesting the salts excreted by Li-tolerant halophytes. Acids exuded from the roots of halophytic Rhodes grass can leach Li