The Little Big History of Alkaline Batteries
Environmental Science
- On occasion, a battery may corrode or leak out its contents
- These chemicals are harmful to the environment, as they may get into our groundwater and crops.
- Alkaline batteries are also more prone to leakage than NiMH batteries lithium batteries.
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