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Smelter

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025851

1. A facility that melts or fuses ore, often with an accompanying chemical change, to separate its metal content. Emissions may cause pollution. The process involved is called "smelting."

2. A facility that melts or fuses ore, often with an accompanying chemical change, to separate its metal content. Emissions cause pollution. "Smelting" is the process involved.

3. Installation where heat and a reducing agent are applied to a metal-containing ore to extract the metal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025851
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesSuperfund Reforms Glossary; Terms of Environment; EPA EV-Built Environments-Buildings, Building Materials, Construction
Record as JSON 
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  "references": [
    "Superfund Reforms Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA EV-Built Environments-Buildings, Building Materials, Construction"
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