Slag

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025728

1. Byproduct left after a desired metal is thermally separated from its raw ore.

2. A mixture of oxides (sometimes halides) of metals or nonmetals formed in the liquid state at high temperatures. A flux is usually added to encourage slag production, where the slag represents the undesirable (waste) constituents from smelting and refining an ore or concentrate.

3. More or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.

4. By-product materials separated from metals during smelting and refining of raw ore.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-025728
Field	Environment
Subject	Air
References	Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary; EPA Abandoned Mite Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook; Appendix A: Acronym List and Glossary of Mining Terms; 40 CFR 60.261 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 63.1196 (CFR 2016)

Record as JSON

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    "40 CFR 63.1196 (CFR 2016)"
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