Distribution and Multivariate Pollution Risks Assessment of …
The Itakpe abandoned iron-ore mines constitute the largest iron-ore deposits in Nigeria with an estimated reserve of about three million metric tons of ore. The present effort is a part of a comprehensive study to estimate the environmental and radiological health hazards associated with previous mining operations in the study area. In this regard, heavy metals (Fe, …
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Bibliometric and Scientometric Assessment of the …
Open-cast iron ore mining is essential for meeting the demand for iron ore and steel production, it is important to address its environmental and sustainability concerns, such as …
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A spatial evaluation of historic iron mining impacts on …
The iron mines of the Mesabi Range and the broader Lake Superior Iron Ore District were globally significant, serving as the primary producer of global iron ore for more than a half-century, and providing nearly half the world's supply of iron ore during the years following World War II (Forbes 1953). But as these Lake Superior ore bodies ...
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Iron Ore Industry and Environmental Pollution
Iron ore mining, like other mining processes, is one of the most pollution causing operation and the most environmentally damaging activity (Faure & Skogh, 2005).Environmental issues that have an economic impact on the iron ore industry include air pollution from industrial emissions, such as sulfur dioxide,deforestation, and a threat to animal habitats, pollution of …
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Heavy metal pollution in the environment and their …
Deliberate pollution includes wastewater irrigation, pesticides, animal manures, fertilisers, leaded paint, mine ore waste (mine tailing), sewage sludge, spillage of petroleum …
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Leaf Morpho-anatomical Structure Determines Differential
An iron ore pelletizing plant in southeastern Brazil exposes the tropical coastal ecosystems known as restinga to emissions of dust, iron solid particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide (SO2). We aimed to assess the effects of those emissions on the leaf morphology and anatomy of the restinga species Byrsonima sericea, Cordia verbenacea, and Psidium …
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From Ore to Iron with Smelting and Direct Iron Reduction
Reduction of iron ore to reduced iron form adds value and provides more compact products, which reduces shipping costs. The specific iron content of the direct reduced iron is a function of the iron content of the iron ore. Depending on the quality of the raw ore, direct-reduced contains about 90 to 94 percent iron, which is equivalent to pig ...
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Heavy metals pollution potentials in the National Iron Ore …
Heavy metals pollution potential in National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpewas investigated. Two mining sites located at the east mining pits such as M3O, which is 370m above sea level and M2O ...
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A review on reduction technology of air pollutant in current …
On the other hand, injecting steam on the iron ore layer surface increases the specific heat of the air. The specific heat of the steam is 1.8 times that of the dry air, so that the air enters the bed with a stronger heat exchange capacity and increases the vertical sintering speed of the sintered material bed ( Huang, 2019 ).
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Steel industry emissions are a big contributor to …
Greenhouse gases gush from the burning fossil fuels that drive 1600°C blast furnaces and melt raw iron ore. Purifying the molten ore by mixing it with refined coal, or coke, releases a second, bigger surge of carbon dioxide.
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Disposal of zinc extraction residues via iron ore sintering
It poses significant disposal challenges and environmental pollution risks. So far, research on the treatment of zinc extraction residues has been slow, inadequate, and sporadic. For this gap, a novel approach was proposed to effectively treat the zinc extraction residue via the iron ore sintering process. It was feasible to add 1 wt.% of zinc ...
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Global iron and steel plant CO2 emissions and carbon
The highly energy-intensive iron and steel industry contributed about 25% (ref. 1) of global industrial CO2 emissions in 2019 and is therefore critical for climate-change mitigation.
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89 FR 16408
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for mercury (Hg) and establishing revised emission standards for hydrogen ...
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Environmental Impacts of Iron Ore Mining
Land use change driven by mining is a major environmental concern, affecting ecology and local populations via habitat destruction, water use, and pollution. The provenance of the iron ore used in steel products is difficult to identify for built environment practitioners due to opaque …
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7 Environmental Impacts of Iron Ore Mining
The farther you are from iron ore mining, the less pollution there is. Acidic water leaches metals from disturbed areas and carries them downstream to the ocean. Water bodies become contaminated when iron ore is mined. When metal-bearing ore is exposed during iron ore mining instead of the ore body being naturally exposed through erosion, and ...
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Fact Sheet: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air …
EPA has evaluated the risks remaining after fully implementing the 2003 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing facilities and determined that risks from this source category are acceptable.
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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron
The docket for this rulemaking also includes two studies performed on the Peter Mitchell Mine ( i.e., the taconite iron ore mine utilized by the Northshore facility) and on fibers found via ambient air monitoring near Silver Bay ( i.e., the town near the associated taconite iron ore processing operations) and the referenced proposal by MPCA to ...
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Recycling of iron ore tailings into magnetic nanoparticles …
Iron ore tailing is a major solid waste requiring advanced recycling methods because ore tailing powder is polluting air and water resources. For instance, about 300 million tons of tailings are disposed yearly in 1229 iron ore tailings dams in the Hebei province in China. Iron ore tailings can be recycled as functional materials because these tailings are similar to natural silicate …
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EPA finalizes first-ever mercury limits for ore processors
The Clean Air Act rule sets for the first time limits on mercury pollution at a handful of Midwestern iron ore processing plants. The rule is expected to reduce about 33 percent — or 247 pounds ...
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Highly active Fenton-like catalyst derived from solid waste-iron ore …
The pollutants degradation rate of iron ore tailings–based heterogeneous catalysts is the main factor limiting its application. Herein, an iron ore tailings–based Fenton-like catalyst (I/W(3:1)-900-60) with a relatively fast catalysis rate was constructed by co-pyrolysis (900°C, 60 min holding time) of iron ore tailings and wheat straw with a mass ratio of 3:1. With wheat …
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China's War on Pollution Driving Demand for High-grade Iron Ore …
The Chinese government's move towards more sustainable steel production has created new demand for high-grade iron ore pellets. Faced with a changing climate and the societal impact of harmful ...
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Co-utilization of converter sludge-containing dedust wastewater in iron
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2019.06.186 Corpus ID: 197781473; Co-utilization of converter sludge-containing dedust wastewater in iron ore sintering to save fresh water, enhance quality and reduce pollution
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Air Quality Impact Assessment and Management of Mining …
A comprehensive field study has been carried out to measure the background air quality status and identify the air pollution sources from opencast mines around a heritage site in India. Air quality modeling has been carried out to envisage dust concentration due to the existing and closed mines in the region. The predicted total PM10 and PM2.5 levels at the selected …
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Environmental and economic-related impact assessment of iron …
The colors of these countries represent the intensity of unit GDP pollution in iron ore mining (normalized total national impacts divided by GDP contribution from iron ore extraction). The darker the color, the higher the impact per unit GDP. The area of the pie chart represents the total amount of iron ore extracted.
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Sustainable assessment and synergism of ceramic powder …
Solid waste management is a critical issue worldwide. Effectively utilizing these solid waste resources presents a viable solution. This study focuses on Iron ore tailings (IOTs), a solid waste generated during iron ore processing, which can be used as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) but have low reactivity, hindering their large-scale application …
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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the …
We focus on these metals as they represent approximately 88% of Arctic and boreal mines (according to relevant country operating mine data from 2015 ), and contain the …
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Revegetation of an area impacted by iron ore tailings: …
The iron ore tailings released into the Rio Doce basin after the Fundão dam collapse (Brazil), suppressed a large extent of local vegetation. The use of native species and appropriate fertilization techniques, with less economic and environmental impact, must be considered in the process for the restoration of affected areas by the tailings. For this purpose, …
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Iron And Steel Manufacturing Industry
Steel is manufactured by the chemical reduction of iron ore, using an integrated steel manufacturing process or a direct reduction process. ... Pelletizing operations can emit dust levels of about 15 kg/t of steel. Air emissions from pig iron manufacturing in a blast furnace include particulate matter (PM), ranging from less than 10 kg/t of ...
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Mining and Water Pollution
3. Processing Chemicals Pollution This kind of pollution occurs when chemical agents (such as cyanide or sulphuric acid used by mining companies to separate the target mineral from the ore) spill, leak, or leach …
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A short review on environmental impacts and application of iron ore
A short review on environmental impacts and application of iron ore tailings in development of sustainable eco-friendly bricks. Author links open overlay panel Thejas HK ... Further, deposition of air blown IOT also contaminates water surface, soil and ground water. Air pollution is a major concern in mining area as suspended matters increases ...
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