What are the potential environmental impacts of widespread battery failures and recalls?

Jan 23, 2017 ... South Korean electronics maker Samsung opens up about what caused the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to explode. We also get the latest market ... Sep 20, 2016 ... On Sept. 19, Samsung responded to the news that a Chinese user had claimed that his Galaxy Note 7 had exploded. The Korean smartphone maker ... Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Teardown: How Aggressive Design Caused Battery Explosions. Anna-Katrina Shedletsky. Instrumental technology helps hardware companies ... Aug 31, 2016 ... The device was supposedly connected to a microUSB to USB Type-C converter so it could have been caused by a third-party accessory. Galaxy Note 7 ... Jan 23, 2017 ... ... Note7 fire; here what caused phone to explode [Video]. Samsung has found that defect in the battery assembly as the prime reason for the ... May 29, 2022 ... The batteries expand so they don't have reason to explode. We see ... Less since the Galaxy Note 7 days but still a known issue. Sent ... Oct 11, 2016 ... The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is dead. The product's demise has left consumers wondering why devices were catching fire and are they at risk? Nov 21, 2016 ... ... fire, but only after suffering severe external damage, which — presumably — caused the battery to swell to such a size that outgrew its ... Jan 22, 2017 ... HONG KONG — Samsung, the South Korean conglomerate, blamed battery manufacturing problems and design flaws for the embarrassing and costly ... Jan 23, 2017 ... Samsung's probe into its Galaxy Note 7 fiasco has found that the overheating and burning of the phones was caused by faults with their batteries.