Plan under consideration would put some lithium chemicals in top category of reproductive toxins
Rechargeable drone batteries as seen on June 30 2022 in Kayonza, Rwanda. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/LUKE DRAY
The material is a key part of EV batteries and widely used in pharmaceuticals, industrial lubricants and speciality glasses. A proposal being considered by the European Commission this month would put some lithium chemicals in the highest category of reproductive and developmental toxins, based partly on human studies carried out in the 1980s and 1990s.
In the letter, the lobby groups raised concerns about the scientific rationale for the classification, which could lead to the chemicals being established as a “substance of very high concern” alongside severely carcinogenic and mutagenic toxins that the EU wants to gradually phase out by restricting usage.
“If the three lithium salts go down this path it could have significant unintended consequences in the EU, putting in question the long-term viability of lithium being produced, refined, used and recycled” in the EU, International Lithium Association secretary-general Roland Chavasse said.
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