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Overview on the Mining Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles Batteries Production

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2247-8590 | Journal ISSN: 1220-2053
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 114
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 18, 2025
Published on: Jun 25, 2025
Published by: University of Petrosani
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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