Congratulations to Ivano Aiello and the entire EMBER team on the first publication about the impacts of Vistra Battery fire!
Aiello, I.W., Endris, C., Cunningham, S. et al. Coastal wetland deposition of cathode metals from the world’s largest lithium-ion battery fire. Sci Rep 15, 42113 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25972-8
This publication reveals how the lithium-ion battery fire at the Vistra Energy facility in Moss Landing led to a rapid but shallow deposition of nickel, manganese, and cobalt from cathode materials onto nearby estuarine wetland soils — highlighting a real-world example of battery-derived metal pollution and the importance of rapid environmental monitoring.
Tags: Lithium-ion battery risk • Environmental contamination • Wetland geochemistry • Anthropogenic pollution
Also check out the article "When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout" written by Ivano for the "The Conversation".
This provides an overview of the publication above.