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Quantitative assessment of cadmium flows and management strategies in China's socioeconomic system
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Lu BAI1, *, Jie-fu ZHOU1, 2, Wen XU1, Xiao-yun ZHOU1, Yue ZHANG1, Yuan-yuan SUN1, Zhi-lin YANG1, Qi YANG2
China Environmental Science | 2025, 45(12) : 7017 - 7029
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China Environmental Science | 2025, 45(12): 7017-7029
• Environmental Impact Assessment and Management •
Quantitative assessment of cadmium flows and management strategies in China's socioeconomic system
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Lu BAI1, *, Jie-fu ZHOU1, 2, Wen XU1, Xiao-yun ZHOU1, Yue ZHANG1, Yuan-yuan SUN1, Zhi-lin YANG1, Qi YANG2
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  • 1.Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, National Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Eco-Industry, Beijing 100012, China
  • 2.School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Published: 2025-12-20
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In response to the challenges of unclear sources and unknown pathways of cadmium pollution and its traceability in China, the material flow analysis method was employed to construct a cadmium material flow analysis framework covering the entire life cycle from resource extraction to the social economic system and final discharge into the environment. This framework was applied to quantify the flows and stocks of cadmium within China from 2010 to 2020, supported by an uncertainty analysis of the data. The results show that domestic extraction and production is the main source of cadmium input in China, while the proportion of foreign trade in imported cadmium is gradually increasing. Driven by the growth of new energy sectors such as lithium batteries, the use of nickel-cadmium batteries declined rapidly, making PVC heat stabilizers the dominant cadmium-containing product in China.Non-ferrous metal smelting was the largest contributor to cadmium emissions, accounting for over 60% of the total; cadmium emissions peaked in 2013, with cadmium in the form of solid waste accounting for 96.42%, cadmium entering the atmosphere and water accounting for 3.54% and 0.04%. In addition, this study found that the cadmium stock in the socio-economic system is increasing at an average annual growth rate of 27.32%. Over all, the growth trend of cadmium production and demand in China has slowed down significantly,and the composition of input sources remains relatively stable. the pollution caused by the various stages of cadmium production in China mainly enters the environment in the form of solid waste, and the management of cadmium-containing waste should be strengthened. Concurrently, accelerating the development of clean and resource-recycling technologies for end-of-life cadmium products is crucial to mitigating the rapidly growing societal stock.

heavy metal  /  cadmium  /  material flow analysis  /  whole life cycle  /  flow  /  stock  /  environmental emissions
白璐, 周杰甫, 许文, 周潇云, 张玥, 孙园园, 杨智临, 杨琦. 我国社会经济系统重金属镉物质流定量评估与管控策略. 中国环境科学, 2025 , 45 (12) : 7017 -7029 .
Lu BAI, Jie-fu ZHOU, Wen XU, Xiao-yun ZHOU, Yue ZHANG, Yuan-yuan SUN, Zhi-lin YANG, Qi YANG. Quantitative assessment of cadmium flows and management strategies in China's socioeconomic system[J]. China Environmental Science, 2025 , 45 (12) : 7017 -7029 .
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  • Receive Date:2025-05-07
  • Online Date:2026-10-08
  • Published:2025-12-20
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    1.Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, National Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Eco-Industry, Beijing 100012, China
    2.School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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