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DOI | 10.1038/s41893-018-0139-4 |
Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo | |
Nkulu, Celestin Banza Lubaba1; Casas, Lidia2,3; Haufroid, Vincent4; De Putter, Thierry5; Saenen, Nelly D.6; Kayembe-Kitenge, Tony1; Obadia, Paul Musa1; Mukoma, Daniel Kyanika Wa1; Ilunga, Jean-Marie Lunda7; Nawrot, Tim S.2,6; Numbi, Oscar Luboya1; Smolders, Erik8; Nemery, Benoit2 | |
2018-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
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ISSN | 2398-9629 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 1期号:9页码:495-504 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | DEM REP CONGO; Belgium; Spain |
英文摘要 | The sustainability of cobalt is an important emerging issue because this critical base metal is an essential component of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. More than half of the world's cobalt mine production comes from the Katanga Copperbelt in DR Congo, with a substantial proportion (estimated at 15-20%) being extracted by artisanal miners. Here we show, in a case study performed in the town of Kolwezi, that people living in a neighbourhood that had been transformed into an artisanal cobalt mine had much higher levels of cobalt in their urine and blood than people living in a nearby control area. The differences were most pronounced for children, in whom we also found evidence of exposure-related oxidative DNA damage. It was already known that industrial mining and processing of metals has led to severe environmental pollution in the region. This field study provides novel and robust empirical evidence that the artisanal extraction of cobalt that prevails in the DR Congo may cause toxic harm to vulnerable communities. This strengthens the conclusion that the currently existing cobalt supply chain is not sustainable. |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000447321600013 |
WOS关键词 | OXIDATIVE DNA-DAMAGE ; HUMAN EXPOSURE ; HEAVY-METALS ; CHILD LABOR ; KATANGA ; URANIUM ; HEALTH ; POPULATION ; AREA ; ENVIRONMENT |
WOS类目 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/289670 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Lubumbashi, Fac Med, Sch Publ Hlth, Unit Toxicol & Environm, Lubumbashi, DEM REP CONGO; 2.Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Ctr Environm & Hlth, Leuven, Belgium; 3.Ctr Res Environm Epidemiol CREAL, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain; 4.Catholic Univ Louvain, Louvain Ctr Toxicol & Appl Pharmacol, Brussels, Belgium; 5.Royal Museum Cent Africa, Geodynam & Mineral Resources Unit, Tervuren, Belgium; 6.Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Diepenbeek, Belgium; 7.Univ Lubumbashi, Dept Geol, Lubumbashi, DEM REP CONGO; 8.Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div Water & Soil Management, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Leuven, Belgium |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Nkulu, Celestin Banza Lubaba,Casas, Lidia,Haufroid, Vincent,et al. Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo[J]. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,2018,1(9):495-504. |
APA | Nkulu, Celestin Banza Lubaba.,Casas, Lidia.,Haufroid, Vincent.,De Putter, Thierry.,Saenen, Nelly D..,...&Nemery, Benoit.(2018).Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo.NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,1(9),495-504. |
MLA | Nkulu, Celestin Banza Lubaba,et al."Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo".NATURE SUSTAINABILITY 1.9(2018):495-504. |
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