Indicators for water pollution for selected minerals

Sources

IEA analysis based on Farjana, Huda and Mahmud (2019) (cobalt, copper, nickel); Jiang et al. (2020) (lithium); Marx et al. (2018) (REE).

Notes

CTUeco = comparative toxic unit for ecosystems; kgP-eq/kg = kilogramme of phosphorous-equivalent per kilogramme; m3/kg = cubic metres per kilogramme. Lithium data is for brine-based resources. REE refers to neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet.