Assessment of industrial hazardous waste practices in the metal smelting and refining industry. Volume II. Primary and secondary nonferrous smelting and refining. Final report, May 1974--April 1977
This volume presents the results of studies of the U.S. primary and secondary non-ferrous smelting and refining industry. Characteristics of each industry sector, including plant locations, production capacities, and smelting and refining processes, have been identified and described. Land-disposed or stored residuals, including slags, dusts, and sludges have been identified and characterized for physical and chemical properties. Current methods employed by the primary metals industry for the disposal or storage of process and pollution control residuals on land are described. Principal methods include lagoon storage of sludges and open dumping of slags. Methods of residual treatment and disposal considered suitable for adequate health and environmental protection have been provided. Finally, the costs incurred by typical plants in each primary smelting and refining category for current and environmentally sound potentially hazardous residual disposal or storage on land have been estimated.
- Research Organization:
- Calspan Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EPA-68-01-2604
- OSTI ID:
- 6845995
- Report Number(s):
- PB-276170
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
METAL INDUSTRY
ALUMINIUM
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BISMUTH
CADMIUM
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
COBALT
CONTROL
COPPER
GOLD
HAFNIUM
LEAD
MAGNESIUM
MERCURY
PLATINUM
REFINING
SELENIUM
SILVER
SMELTING
STORAGE
TELLURIUM
TIN
TITANIUM
TUNGSTEN
WASTE DISPOSAL
ZINC
ZIRCONIUM
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ELEMENTS
INDUSTRY
MANAGEMENT
METALS
PLATINUM METALS
PROCESSING
REFRACTORY METALS
SEMIMETALS
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