Aluminium is a fascinating metal: light, rust-free and easy to process. Only a hundred years ago it was considered exotic enough to be shown at world fairs. Now it seems impossible to imagine our daily life without it. We drink from aluminium cans, we use deodorant and sun lotions that contain aluminium and we use it to increase the effectiveness of vaccines.

However, aluminium is not as harmless, as its producers have been claiming for decades. Oncological studies in England have revealed that aluminiumchloride in deodorants can be absorbed through our skin and can cause cancer. Other scientists suspect that aluminium in medications can accumulate in our brain and encourage Alzheimer's. 

Aluminium production requires large quantities of resources and energy and can lead to major environmental catastrophies. Bert Ehgartner provides a critical perspective of a metal, which seems essential to our way of living.