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  2. Cobalt poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Plants, animals, and humans can all be affected by high cobalt concentrations in the environment. For plants, the uptake and distribution of cobalt is entirely species-specific. [ 8 ] In some species of plants, the overaccumulation of cobalt can lead to an iron deficiency .

  3. Cobalt in biology - Wikipedia

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    In humans most cobalt is found in Vitamin B12.A cobalt atom is visible in the center in this diagram. Cobalt is essential to the metabolism of all animals.It is a key constituent of cobalamin, also known as vitamin B 12, the primary biological reservoir of cobalt as an ultratrace element.

  4. Vitamin B12 deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin B 12 cannot be produced by the human body, and must be obtained from the diet. [2] The body normally gets enough vitamin B 12 from the consumption of foods from animal sources. [ 2 ] Inadequate dietary intake of animal products such as eggs, meat, milk, fish, fowl (and some type of edible algae) can result in a deficiency state. [ 134 ]

  5. Vitamin B12 - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin B 12 is the most chemically complex of all vitamins, [6] and for humans the only vitamin that must be sourced from animal-derived foods or supplements. [2] [7] Only some archaea and bacteria can synthesize vitamin B 12. [8] Vitamin B 12 deficiency is a widespread condition that is particularly prevalent in populations with low ...

  6. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    selenium deficiency / selenosis: Cobalt: none NE; NE: Cobalt is available for use by animals only after having been processed into complex molecules (e.g., vitamin B 12) by bacteria. Humans contain only milligrams of cobalt in these cofactors. A deficiency of cobalt leads to pernicious anemia.

  7. Human Rights Violations in Congo's Cobalt Mines

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    A desperate search for survival – women and children as young as nine years old spend hours each day digging at a cobalt mine in Kolwezi City in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  8. Cobalt - Wikipedia

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    Cobalt is also used in the petroleum industry as a catalyst when refining crude oil. This is to purge it of sulfur, which is very polluting when burned and causes acid rain. [11] Cobalt is the active center of a group of coenzymes called cobalamins. Vitamin B 12, the best-known example of the type, is an essential vitamin for all animals.

  9. As EV sales slow, some drivers could buy one for as little as ...

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    Edmunds, an online car shopping resource, put the average price of a used EV at $50,000 as recently as December 2022 but now estimates it at about $37,000.