A study of 394 topsoil samples in Daye, China, found that cadmium drove ecological risk, arsenic dominated carcinogenic risk ...
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New research from the University of St Andrews has found that metal production carbon footprints could be more than 10 times higher than previously estimated, with serious implications for the ...
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SAN SALVADOR, Dec 10 (IPS) - Metal mining has a renewed momentum in Central America, encouraged by populist rulers who, in order to soften environmental damage, claim they can develop it in harmony ...
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Magnets for electric cars and wind turbines contain only a small amount of the rare earth metal dysprosium. Yet, this metal is responsible for a large share of the environmental impact and costs, ...