Tag Archives: health and safety

Lithium Mining expansion: Threats and Opportunities

Posted on September 4, 2021 by borderslynn

A recent report published by the International Energy Agency states that meeting the Paris agreement’s climate targets would send demand skyrocketing for the “critical minerals” used to produce clean energy technologies. The figures are particularly dramatic for the raw materials used to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged careless disposal, explosions, health and safety, lithium demand, thermal runaway, threat to life, toxic ether | 1 Comment

Smelting non-ferrous metals: soil and air pollution

Posted on April 29, 2021 by borderslynn

Non-ferrous metals are pure metals, mostly without traces of iron. They are more costly than ferrous metals. They are light in weight, not magnetic, possess high conductivity. The important ones today are aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin, titanium, zinc. Mined … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged abuse of powerr, acid rain, climate change, coal-fired energy, coercive strategies, corporate power, electronics, greed, health and safety, hydro power, killing trees, mined ores, non-ferrous metals, poisoned environment, pollution, renewable energy, smelting, toxic soil | 2 Comments

Concrete. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 25, 2021 by borderslynn

You cannot build a wind turbine without using concrete. Indeed, for each turbine, requires 900 tons of steel, 2500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic. The above image is in a design manual. Concrete seems to have been … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aggregates, cancer, concrete kiln, concrete manufacture, health and safety, lung disease, mining, quarrying, silica dust, silicosis, wind turbines | Leave a comment

Nickel. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 22, 2021 by borderslynn

I am trying to uncover what goes in to making a wind turbine. I now know they are made up of around 70% steel, and to make steel iron ore is a major component in the processing. Nickel is mixed … Continue reading →

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Making Steel to Meet Demand. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 21, 2021 by borderslynn

To make a Turbine, a modern renewable technology, we need steel (71-79% of total turbine mass); fiberglass, resin or plastic (11-16%); iron or cast iron (5- 17%); copper (1%); and aluminium (0-2%). So to reduce the use of coal to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged blast furnace, cancer, coke, contamination, demand and supply, energy, health and safety, human invention, industrialisation, iron, poison, science, steel, technology, wind turbines | 1 Comment