Doe Run Co. officials confirmed last week that they've successfully
tested an environmentally friendly technology that could change how the
company produces lead — a development that might mean the end of
smelting operations in Herculaneum.
The new technology relies on a wet chemical process that would
essentially replace the heat-based smelting process used in lead
production for more than 100 years.
Company officials said the technology would help them improve overall
recovery rates of lead while dramatically curbing pollution, including
air emissions of both lead and sulfur dioxide. Lead is a neurotoxin
that can interrupt normal brain development and has been linked to
behavioral problems in children.
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tested an environmentally friendly technology that could change how the
company produces lead — a development that might mean the end of
smelting operations in Herculaneum.
The new technology relies on a wet chemical process that would
essentially replace the heat-based smelting process used in lead
production for more than 100 years.
Company officials said the technology would help them improve overall
recovery rates of lead while dramatically curbing pollution, including
air emissions of both lead and sulfur dioxide. Lead is a neurotoxin
that can interrupt normal brain development and has been linked to
behavioral problems in children.
Read More