Vanadium: A re-emerging environmental hazard

Watt, James A.J.; Burke, Ian T.; Edwards, Ron A.; Malcolm, Heath M.; Mayes, William M.; Olszewska, Justyna P.; Pan, Gang; Graham, Margaret C.; Heal, Kate V.; Rose, Neil L.; Turner, Simon D.; Spears, Bryan M.

Abstract

Vanadium (V) is a contaminant which has been long confined to the annals of regulatory history. This follows the reduction of its historical primary source (fossil fuel emissions) since the 1970s (e.g., by 80% in the UK). However, V is quickly becoming an important strategic resource which promises its return to environmental prominence because of changing industrial practices and emerging waste streams. We discuss below (i) what makes V a re-emerging environmental and human health hazard of global interest, (ii) the knowledge gaps that currently restrict prediction of environmental effect and mitigation, and (iii) opportunities for the community to address these gaps toward reducing the risk of an impending environmental hazard.

Citation

Watt, J. A., Burke, I. T., Edwards, R. A., Malcolm, H. M., Mayes, W. M., Olszewska, J. P., …Spears, B. M. (2018). Vanadium: A re-emerging environmental hazard. Environmental Science and Technology, 52(21), 11973-11974. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05560

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Oct 23, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 25, 2018
• Publication Date: Nov 6, 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 26, 2019
• Print ISSN: 0013-936X
• Electronic ISSN: 1520-5851
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 11973-11974
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05560
• Keywords: Vanadium; Pollutant; Environmental risk; Hazard
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1129848
• Publisher URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b05560