Li-ion batteries are daily present in our electronic devices. These batteries are used in
electric and hybrid vehicles supporting the current agreements to decrease greenhouse gas …

Arsenic poisoning constitutes a major threat to humans, causing various health problems.
Almost everywhere across the world certain “hotspots” have been detected, putting in …

The sustainability of cobalt is an important emerging issue because this critical base metal is
an essential component of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. More than half of the …

This study examines the political economy of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo. There, a veritable mining boom for cobalt is underway, driven by rising global …

The increasing demand for Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles sheds light upon the Co
supply chain. The metal is crucial to the cathode of these batteries, and the leading global …

Manganese (Mn), an essential trace metal element in organisms. However, with extensive
use of Mn in industry and agriculture, Mn becomes a heavy metal pollutant in water.(−) …

Abstract The heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni) content of a fish species consumed by the
Sistan population and its associated health risk factors were investigated. The mean …

Copper and cobalt can be found on nickel laterite ores, and cobalt can be found also on
copper ores, and many contaminants such as iron, aluminum, and magnesium are …

This paper investigates the relation between digitalisation and the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). Digitalisation is often presented as a transformative power, changing the way …

Abstract The Yellow River Estuary is a significant fishery, but at present there are few studies
about the concentrations of arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and vanadium (V) in fish from this …