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The content mentions that lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are becoming more prevalent, leading to increased lithium contamination in the environment. A team of researchers has studied how ionic lithium accumulates in crawfish, a common Southern crustacean, with potential implications for the environment and public health. This research suggests that crawfish could transfer ionic lithium from their environment into the food chain.
Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are showing up in ever more devices, and the increasing use of this technology means more lithium is expected to find its way into the environment as a contaminant. In new research, a team has explored how this ion accumulates in a common Southern crustacean, the crawfish, with implications for the environment and public health.