‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global electric car boom
by Febriana Firdaus in Obi Island and Tom Levitt from Technology | The Guardian on (#5WA5Y)
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia's largest nickel mines
A Guardian investigation into nickel mining and the electric vehicle industry has found evidence that a source of drinking water close to one of Indonesia's largest nickel mines is contaminated with unsafe levels of hexavalent chromium (Cr6), the cancer-causing chemical more widely known for its role in the Erin Brockovich story and film.
The investigation also found evidence suggesting elevated levels of lung infections among people living close to the mine.
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