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2024-03-10 16:58:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A3156EF993B46FBF5A11FE11CE705735B5A88F3C90B880B98AD8BB38B92BED67
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Original Note:
1) This Child labor = true, but most cobalt mining is without child labor 2) most cobalt is used for decades in high amounts for - diesel desulphuration in refineries https://www.cobaltinstitute.org/essential-cobalt-2/powering-the-green-economy/catalytic-converter/ - gasoline & diesel engine valves. Even a disease named "cobalt asthma" is common in valve factories: https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/64/5/358/1437447
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