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Sci Total Environ
March 2025
Institute for Environment and Energy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
This study investigated the presence of 95 emerging contaminants comprising pharmaceuticals, stimulants, artificial sweeteners, nicotine metabolites, corrosion inhibitors, battery-related pollutants, and pesticides across 70 drinking water treatment plants. Battery-related contaminants (lithium, nickel, and cobalt), with total concentrations raging from 424 to 38,500 ng/L (median 2560 ng/L) in the raw water and from 596 to 34,300 ng/L (median 2510 ng/L) in the treated water, showed the highest detection frequencies (≥99 %). The median levels of nickel (1440 ng/L in raw water and 1620 ng/L in treated water) were higher than those of lithium (591 ng/L in raw water and 445 ng/L in treated water) and cobalt (233 ng/L in raw water and 95.
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January 2025
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.
The electrification of the transport sector is crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the reliance on fossil fuels. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) depend on critical materials (CMs) for their batteries and electronic components, yet their widespread adoption may face constraints due to the limited availability of CMs. This study assesses the implications of vehicle electrification and lightweighting (material substitution) on the U.
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January 2025
Institute of Science and Technology, Federal University of São Paulo, São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Environ Sci Technol
November 2024
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg 2361, Austria.
Transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) is a central strategy for reducing carbon dioxide and air pollutant emissions. Although the emission impacts of reduced gasoline combustion and increased power generation are well recognized, the impacts of growing EV manufacturing activities remain understudied. Here, we focus on China and India, two of the fastest-growing EV markets.
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August 2019
is a professor in the Nurse Anesthesia Program, Duke University School of Nursing, and an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesia, Duke University Hospital.
Total electrical power failure in the operating room is an uncommon event, but when it occurs, it poses a major threat to patient safety. Perhaps the most curable threat to patient safety is the lack of provider knowledge regarding what equipment capabilities will be lost and how long devices will function on battery power. The purpose of this project was to determine the internal battery-related capabilities and duration of function of site-specific anesthesia equipment during a total power failure and to develop a power failure protocol.
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