Furnace Slag
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011954
By-product formed in metal melting furnaces when slagging agents, reducing agents, and/or fluxes (e.g., coke ash, limestone, silicates) are added to remove impurities from the molten metal.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-011954 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| References | 40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013) |
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