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<p>Waste management is a very important issue for the sustainable development of the modern world. The metallurgical industry is an industry that has been generating and still generates large amounts of waste that may have a negative impact on the natural environment and human health. Metallurgical waste comes from current production and is collected in landfills/heaps. Any research enabling the management of waste, including metallurgical waste, is justified. This study presents the results of research on waste that can be used in the production of aggregates – research related to natural radioactivity and the introduction of hazardous substances into water or soil. The study highlights the diversified chemical composition of metallurgical waste, which requires detailed research of the waste before it is directed to the production of aggregates. Aggregate, as a building material, is subject to specific legal (normative) regulations. Metallurgical waste that meets the requirements for the protection of the natural environment and human health should be used for the production of building materials - it is an environmentally friendly activity that implements the principles of sustainable development.</p>
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Waste management is a very important issue for the sustainable development of the modern world. The metallurgical industry is an industry that has been generating and still generates large amounts of waste that may have a negative impact on the natural environment and human health. Metallurgical waste comes from current production and is collected in landfills/heaps. Any research enabling the management of waste, including metallurgical waste, is justified. This study presents the results of research on waste that can be used in the production of aggregates – research related to natural radioactivity and the introduction of hazardous substances into water or soil. The study highlights the diversified chemical composition of metallurgical waste, which requires detailed research of the waste before it is directed to the production of aggregates. Aggregate, as a building material, is subject to specific legal (normative) regulations. Metallurgical waste that meets the requirements for the protection of the natural environment and human health should be used for the production of building materials - it is an environmentally friendly activity that implements the principles of sustainable development.

Pro-ecological possibilities of using metallurgical waste in the production of aggregates

Faculty of Materials Engineering, Department of Production Engineering

Production Engineering Archives

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Waste management is a very important issue for the sustainable development of the modern world. The metallurgical industry is an industry that has been...

Pro-ecological possibilities of using metallurgical waste in the production of aggregates

Published Online: Aug 05, 2022

Page range: 252 - 256

Received: Apr 04, 2022

Accepted: Jun 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2022.28.31

Keywords
Metallurgical waste, Environmental, Hazardous substances, chemical elements, Aggregates

© 2022 Teresa Lis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Pro-ecological possibilities of using metallurgical waste in the production of aggregates

Published Online: Aug 05, 2022

Page range: 252 - 256

Received: Apr 04, 2022

Accepted: Jun 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2022.28.31

KeywordsMetallurgical waste, Environmental, Hazardous substances, chemical elements, Aggregates

© 2022 Teresa Lis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Metallurgical waste, Environmental, Hazardous substances, chemical elements, Aggregates