Environmental impact of steel
Steel is important for construction,but it also affects the environment.The world produces a lot of steel over 240 kilos for every single person in the world every year .Steel production is one of the most energy consuming and CO2 emitting industrial activities in world. Environmental impact of steel production: Mining of iron ore : the main raw material for steel is iron ore is mined a year about 95 percent is used by the steel industry. The mining of iron ore is highly energy intensive and causes air pollution in the form of nitrous oxide,carbon dioxide,carbon monoxide,sulfur dioxide from diesel generators,trucks and other equipment. The mining of iron ore also cause water pollution of heavy metals and acid that drains from the mines.Acid drainage can go on from thousand of years after the mining activitie
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