Copper slag waste has continued to cause increasing concerns due to the huge volumes
being produced annually worldwide. This paper presents a review of copper slag as a …

The mining industry faces a number of challenges that include rapid depletion of high-grade
deposits, high energy cost for metal production, and growing environmental concerns …

Since lager quantities of the zinc (Zn) smelting slags were traditionally dumped at the
indigenous Zn smelting sites, the release characterization of potentially toxic elements …

Copper slag, a bulk solid waste in the copper smelting sector, has significant economic and
environmental value and needs to be cleaned and utilized. Extended processing durations …

Global economy faces an increasing problem of the supply risk of critical raw materials,
therefore the search for secondary resources has become an urgent issue. Copper …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of (bio) hydrometallurgical methods for
metal extraction from historical copper slags. Two types of slags (amorphous slag—AS, and …

Little information is available on the occurrence patterns of potentially toxic elements (PTEs)
controlling their release behaviors, according to the results from leaching tests …

Topsoils, soil profiles, water, and stream sediments as well as slags and rocks were
analyzed to assess the extent and severity of environmental pollution resulting from …

Temperature is a crucial factor influencing the effectiveness of metal smelting process. When
studied in historical slags it provides information on the evolution of smelting technologies …

Agricultural soil samples were collected from the areas where edible plants had been
cultivated in southern Poland. The PHE content decreased in proportion to the median value …