Comment Comment by dv_dt Don't get on such a high horse about US regulatory effectiveness.This is recently (2010) in California even: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exide_lead_contaminationStill, the overall benefit might be seen as positive for lithium from shifting widespread air pollution from combustion engines to more localized pollution. Though obviously the world needs to work on better processes for the local pollutants. parent dv_dt 3 months ago
This is recently (2010) in California even: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exide_lead_contamination
Still, the overall benefit might be seen as positive for lithium from shifting widespread air pollution from combustion engines to more localized pollution. Though obviously the world needs to work on better processes for the local pollutants.