NEW ORLEANS, March 20, 2024 — From cell phones to watches to electric cars, lithium-ion rechargeable batteries power a plethora of devices. The increased use of this technology means more lithium ...

Christopher Bonvillain knows crawfish. An associate professor at Nicholls State University, he works in one of Louisiana's only aquatic ecology and astacology Labs. Astacology is the study of crawfish ...

Crawfish can accumulate lithium, an environmental contaminant that is expected to increase as battery use grows, and that could affect the people who eat them. Credit: Javian Ervin From cell phones to ...

Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are showing up in ever more devices, and the increasing use of this technology means more lithium is expected to find its way into the environment as a contaminant.