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WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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For example, emerging environmental hazards, such as electronic and electrical waste (such as old mobile phones) that is improperly recycled, expose children to toxins which can lead to reduced intelligence, attention deficits, lung damage, and cancer. Industry: Manage hazardous waste and reduce the use of harmful chemicals.

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DeepGreen Metals revises undersea polymetallic nodules resources upwards

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The richer concentrations of metals noted in NORI’s updated report were measured by combining the company’s earlier seafloor mapping and survey work with boxcore sampling and footage taken during numerous research campaigns conducted since 2018. You can actually see the nodules lying on the seafloor.

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