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Lithium batteries were introduced on the market in the seventies and were produced for special applications in relatively small lot sizes. Today, billions of rechargeable lithium-based batteries are transported every year.
Author’s note: At the time of printing, the 2015 or 2016 systems of rules and standards including some extensive amendments already applied with regard to lithium batteries as discussed below.
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Rahimzei, E. (2018). Transportation of lithium batteries and lithium-ion batteries. In: Korthauer, R. (eds) Lithium-Ion Batteries: Basics and Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53071-9_26
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