Production, characterisation, utilisation, and beneficial soil application of steel slag: A review.
J Hazard Mater
; 419: 126478, 2021 10 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34323725
ABSTRACT
Slags are a co-product produced by the steel manufacturing industry and have mainly been utilised for aggregates in concreting and road construction. The increased utilisation of slag can increase economic growth and sustainability for future generations by creating a closed-loop system, circular economy within the metallurgical industries. Slags can be used as a soil amendment, and slag characteristics may reduce leachate potential of heavy metals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as contain essential nutrients required for agricultural use and environmental remediation. This review aims to examine various slag generation processes in steel plants, their physicochemical characteristics in relation to beneficial utilisation as a soil amendment, and environmental implications and risk assessment of their utilisation in agricultural soils. In relation to enhancing recycling of these resources, current and emerging techniques to separate iron and phosphorus slag compositions are also outlined in this review. Although there are no known immediate direct threats posed by slag on human health, the associated risks include potential heavy metal contamination, leachate contamination, and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plants, thereby reaching the food chain. Further research in this area is required to assess the long-term effects of slag in agricultural soils on animal and human health.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Soil Pollutants
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Metals, Heavy
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Environmental Restoration and Remediation
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Hazard Mater
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia