Rare earth metals that compete for uptake may blunt their own environmental impact on aquatic organisms

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Jun 17, 2025, 5:10 pm200 ptsTrendingTop
In an increasingly connected world, rare earth metals with odd names such as lanthanum, cerium and yttrium have become strategic assets. They are used in everything from mobile phones to wind turbines to electric vehicles. Currently, they are at the center of a trade war between the U.S. and China.

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