Cadmium: a global assessment of mineral resources, extraction, and indicators of mine toxicity potential

Mostly produced as a by-product of zinc (Zn) mining, cadmium (Cd) is used in solar photovoltaic cells, battery storage, alloys, pigments, plating, and in nuclear reactors. However, it is also a regulated toxic substance with a long history of environmental and health impacts. As the mining of both Z...

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Main Authors: Tim T Werner, Christian Bell, Max Frenzel, Simon M Jowitt, Priya Agarwal, Gavin M Mudd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad9292
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