Tag: metals
Your desirable metals that end up in the landfill
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The mountain of electrical scrap is growing in the world. Archive image. Photo: Ben Curtis/AP/TT Rock foundations are vacuumed in the global race for metals…
Heavy metals, contained in our diet, responsible for early menopause?
News Published on 01/29/2024 at 1:04 p.m. Updated 01/29/2024 at 1:04 p.m. Reading 3 min. According to a new study carried out in the United States, the presence of heavy…
Norway wants to look for rare metals on the seabed – environmental organizations critical
Cobalt, copper, nickel, zinc and manganese. At the bottom of the world’s oceans, there are large quantities of the minerals that form a central part of the green transition. Around…
Want to “vacuum” the Baltic Sea for metals
Share the article Save the article At the bottom of the Baltic Sea there are metals that can be used in, among other things, car batteries and solar cells. But…
Want to “vacuum” the Baltic Sea for metals
It is one o’clock in the morning and darkness is thick over the Gulf of Bothnia. The scientists aboard the ship Gothia begin to break into a cold sweat; despite…
Metals, pesticides, UV filters and hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds threaten corals
Already severely weakened by the effects of climate change (warmer, more acidic oceans and the increase in cyclones), corals, rich in incredible biodiversity, are also threatened by pollution linked to…
At the bottom of the oceans lie metals coveted by the battery industry – The International Seabed Organization files rules for mining
Deep sea mining raises concerns about environmental harm. The fair distribution of financial benefits also raises discussion. The International Seabed Organization ISA is currently trying to solve the conundrum of…
Passive smoking: heavy metals found in the saliva of children tested
News Published on 07/12/2023 at 5:40 p.m. Updated 07/12/2023 at 5:40 p.m. Reading 2 mins. According to an American study conducted on children exposed to smoking, children who had the…
Toxic metals in our fruit juices? It’s a fact, says a study
News Published on 05/08/2023 at 10:04 a.m. Updated 05/08/2023 at 10:04 a.m. Reading 3 mins. In the United States, a new study reveals that some commonly consumed beverages contain levels…
Metals from the dead have yielded half a billion
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Since the summer of 2016, metals have been recycled during cremation. The recycling has provided close to half a billion kroner for…