ALUMINIUM SMELTING

MUKESH KHARE; CLEMENT SANKAT; GYAN SHRIVASTAVA ; CHINTANAPALLI VENKOBACHAR

This publication sheds light on an important and at times controversial new industrial process that is to be introduced to the Caribbean - Aluminium Smelting.The proposed establishment of the first smelting plant in Trinidad has led to strong objections by health and environmental advocates who point to the hazards such a development poses . The chapters contained in this book are all written by experts in a variety of fields who attempt to inform the debate on the relative merits of aluminium smelting through a balanced discussion on aspects of the process including economics, energy, land use planning; environmental concerns, human health and the effects of industrialization on ecosystems. There are also important chapters on planning and environmental strategies to control pollution as well as benchmarks for designing environmental standards geared to specific Caribbean requirements.The information is relevant, up-to-date and unbiased.

The editors are all members of the Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine,Trinidad.

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