The Dutch government is introducing a temporary ban on the use of steel slag in areas where it could pose a risk to public health, junior environment minister Thierry Aartsen told MPs in a briefing.

The use of coal slag in abrasive blasting at Newport News Shipbuilding is more widespread than originally reported. The slag, a gritty coal-waste byproduct, contains trace amounts of beryllium, a ...

Steel slag has been used in construction projects all over the Netherlands and pollution is widespread, according to an investigation by NU.nl. Investico and the Groene Amsterdammer. The investigation ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron ore or steel scrap. In 2022, ...

Human activity has significantly altered the earth’s landscape — so much so that many scientists have said the planet began a new geological chapter called the Anthropocene era. Many of these changes ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking and Slag Formation, Composition, and Distribution." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Health Risk Considerations ...