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DOI10.1038/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
ISSN2398-9629
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.


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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
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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
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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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