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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Nickel as a pollutant

Nickel as a pollutant

  • Overexposure to nickel

Incidence

The current rate of emission of nickel into the atmosphere is 20 times more than the natural rate of 2.5 million tonnes per annum.

Broader

Environmental hazards from metals
Excellent
Toxic metal pollutants
Presentable

Narrower

Nickel allergy
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Nickel ore and concentrates shortage
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Emissions from combustion engines
Excellent
Insecticides as pollutants
Presentable
Industrial air emissions
Presentable

Value

Pollution
Yet to rate

Reference

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Water Quality Criteria for European Freshwater Fish: report on nickel and freshwater fish

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Metallic elements and alloys
  • Societal problems » Pollution
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E1315
    DOCID
    11513150
    D7NID
    139983
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020