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Here’s where the oldest evidence of lead pollution comes from
In antiquity, lead was released into the atmosphere as a byproduct of smelting ore for copper and silver. The toxic metal later condensed as dust and settled onto the soil. “Silver was used for ...
China Slows Rather Than Halts Copper Smelting’s Breakneck Growth
The Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters, although its new policy ...
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The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
In antiquity, lead was released into the atmosphere as a byproduct of smelting ore for copper and silver. The toxic metal later condensed as dust and settled onto the soil. “Silver was used for ...
Electric smelting furnace technology, hydrogen fuel alternatives for blast furnaces: Experts
India, like other nations, must gradually phase out blast furnaces to achieve its goal of net-zero emissions, paving the way ...