Weighing in Iron and Steel Industry

Measures against water pollution in the iron and steel industry.

During the last ten years or so, a number of statutory provisions have been enacted with the eventual object of controlling and restricting the amount of pollution which can be permitted or tolerated in the water systems of the European Continent. Against this background the authors examine the iron and steel industry as it exists in France, tabulating the principal processes likely to be encou...

Respiratory Abnormalities among the Workers of Iron and Steel Industry

World labor was estimated to encounter various occupational injuries and health effects shown in iron and steel industries as 37% back pain, 16% hearing loss, 13 % chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 11% asthma, 9 % trachea, bronchus or lung cancer, 8% injuries, 2% leukemia. %. Significant decreases in FEV1 and FVC have been associated with increases in occupational exposures to gases...

Globalisation and China’s Iron and Steel Industry Modelling China’s Demand for Steel Importation

Kinetics of Ceramic Phase Crystallization in a Glass Derived from Wastes of Iron and Steel Industry

Intensified environmental regulations have posed numerous challenges in the disposal of industrial wastes. The steel industry is one of the biggest production industries, with a considerable amount of daily wastes. Production of glass-ceramic from the steel industry waters is one of the proper solutions for this problem. In this study, the application utilization of different wastes (such as bl...

Noise-induced hearing loss and hearing conservation in the iron and steel industry in South Africa

Background and Purpose: The iron and steel industry in South Africa has been identifi ed as one of the highest risk industries in terms of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). The National Institute for Occupational Health was commissioned by the Department of Labour to audit the current noise exposure levels and hearing conservation practices in eight major producers of iron and steel, and to ma...