7. Electric steelworks
If no special precautions were taken to protect the environment, the arc furnace would be the source of several types of pollution and nuisance:
air pollution from fumes emitted throughout the cycle: dust, heavy metals, organic pollutants ;
water pollution from cooling circuits ;
pollution of water and soil by co-products and waste: slag, dust, etc. ;
odors (from scrap preheating) ;
noise for workers and the environment.
In fact, the vast majority of arc furnaces are equipped to eliminate or limit such pollution and nuisances (§ 7.1
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