Impact on global metal flows arising from the use of portable rechargeable batteries

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 302, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 167-184

  Rydh, Carl Johan ^a   Svärd, Bo ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Environmental Administration   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Lithium batteries; Lithospheric extraction; Metal flows; Mining; Nickel cadmium batteries; Nickel metal hydride batteries; Rechargeable; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; NICKEL; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; TOXICITY;

GLOBAL METAL FLOWS;

SECONDARY BATTERIES;

CADMIUM; COBALT; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; NEODYMIUM; NICKEL COMPLEX; VANADIUM;

METAL; MINING; NICKEL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; TOXICITY;

CADMIUM; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LITHIUM; MINING; NICKEL; TECHNOLOGY;

LEIS;

EID: 0037454726     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00293-0     Document Type: Article

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