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Title: Reclamation of automotive batteries: Assessment of health impacts and recycling technology. Task 2: Assessment of health impacts; Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:684703

The task 2 report compares the relative health and hazard impacts of EV battery recycling technologies. Task 2 compared the relative impact of recycling EV batteries in terms of cancer, toxicity, and ecotoxicological potential, as well as leachability, flammability, and corrosivity/reactivity hazards. Impacts were evaluated for lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, sodium sulfur, sodium-nickel chloride, lithium-iron sulfide and disulfide, lithium-polymer, lithium-ion, and zinc-air batteries. Health/hazard impacts were evaluated for recycling methods including smelting, electrowinning, and other appropriate techniques that apply to different battery technologies.

Research Organization:
ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller, Mountain View, CA (United States); California State Air Resources Board, Research Div., Sacramento, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
California State Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
684703
Report Number(s):
PB-99-167116/XAB; CNN: Contract ARB-93-323; TRN: 92571677
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: See also PB96-107214.; PBD: Apr 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English