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SUBMITTER: Parnell J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9250111 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
GeoHealth 20220701 7
The transition to a clean energy future may require a very substantial increase in resources of vanadium. This trend brings into focus the potential health issues related to vanadium in the environment. Most vanadium enters the Earth's crust through volcanic rocks; hence, vanadium levels in groundwaters in volcanic aquifers are higher than in other aquifers and can exceed local guidance limits. The biggest accumulation of volcanogenic sediment on the planet is downwind of the Andes and makes up ...[more]