* GCSE-science-CHEMISTRY 6. Environmental Impact and Economics of Metal Extraction at Doc Brown's Chemistry
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GCSE/IGCSE science-CHEMISTRY REVISIONMining of Minerals and Methods of Extracting of Metals 6. Environmental Impact and Economics of Metal Extraction Scroll down for revision notes on extraction procedures and theory Useful for school/college assignments/projects on ways of extracting metals from their ores 1. Introduction to Metal Extraction * 2. Extraction of Iron and Steel Making 3. Extraction of Aluminium and Sodium * 4. Extraction and Purification of Copper 5. Extraction of Zinc, Titanium and Chromium * 6. Economic & environmental Issues - metal extraction GCSE Multiple choice Quizzes on metal extraction: Foundation (easier) or Higher (harder) and word-fill Revision Notes KS4 Science IGCSE/O level/GCSE Chemistry Information Study Notes for revising for AQA GCSE Science, Edexcel 360Science/IGCSE Chemistry & OCR 21stC Science, OCR Gateway Science (revise courses equal to US grades 9-10)
There are several limestone quarries in the limestone country of the Yorkshire Dales. The quarrying does present a scar on the landscape BUT limestone is a very useful mineral and used as a building stone, in iron extraction in the blast furnace and for making lime for agricuture and kitchen garden. There often has to be a compramise somewhere along the line since many of a countries important mineral resources and rocks are in some of the most beautiful scenic parts of the country! |
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6. Environmental Impact and Economics of Metal Extraction mineral extraction economic, sociological, environmental issues etc.
The haze of pollution from Redcar Steelworks on the North Sea coast of North East England. It is an important source of employment and income into towns like Redcar. This steel works is likely to close in 2010 and in an area already hard hit by the decline of traditional heavy industry over the last fourty years.
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