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  "Abating Enviornmentally Harmful Waste Gases" (Overview), S. Sridhar, Du Sichen, U.B. Pal, ans S. Seetharaman, May 2002, pp. 30-33.

"The Alcan Process for Inert Gas Dross Cooling" (Forum Environment), P. Whiteley, A.B. Innus, J.C. Pomerleau, and P. Bouchard, February 1991, pp. 52-53.

"Alternatives to Thorium Additions to Tungsten-Based Materials" (Overview), P. Paschen, January 1996, pp. 45-47.

"Anode Effects, PFCs, Global Warming, and the Aluminum Industry" (Overview), A.T. Tabereaux, November 1994, pp. 30-31, 33-34.

"Applying Ausmelt Processing to Complex Copper Smelter Dusts" (Overview), G.P. Swayn, K.R. Robilliard, and J.M. Floyd, August 1993, pp. 35-38.

"Applying Ausmelt Technology to Recover Cu, Ni, and Co from Slags" (Overview), S. Hughes, August 2000, pp. 30-33.

"Applying Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis to Materials" (Design), A.B. Young and W.H. Vanderburg, April 1994, pp. 22-27.

"Automobile Recycling: Environmental Policymaking in a Constrained Marketplace" (Overview), F.R. Field III and J.P. Clark, April 1994, pp. 17-21.

"The Biological Leaching of an Auriferous Pyrite Ore" (Research Summary), M. Riekkola-Vanhanen, S. Jeimala, C. Sivela, F. Viguera, I. Varjola, S.I. Niemela, and O.H. Tuovinen, December 1993, pp. 51-53.

"Biologically Removing Sulfur from Dilute Gas Flows" (Overview), R. Ruitenberg, H. Dijkman, and C.J.N. Buisman, May 1999, p. 45.

"Borosilicate Glass and Synroc R&D for Radioactive Waste Immobilization: An International Perspective" (Literature Review), S. Deokattey, P.B. Jahagirdar, V. Kumar, N. Bhaskar, and V.L. Kalyane, October 2003, pp. 48-51.

"A Business and Market Assessment of Waste Treatment Technologies" (Overview), R.J. Ayen, May 1994, pp. 30-34.

"Carbon Nanotubes and Other Fullerene-Related Nanocrystals in the Environment: A TEM Study" (Research Summary), L.E. Murr, K.F. Soto, E.V. Esquivel, J.J. Bang, P.A. Guerrero, D.A. Lopez, and D.A. Ramirez, June 2004, pp. 28-31.

"Chloride-Process Treatment of Smelter Flue Dusts" (Overview), R.S. Kunter and W.E. Bedal, December 1992, pp. 35-38.

"Cleaning Copper and Ni/Co Slags: The Technical, Economic, and Environmental Aspects" (Commentary), N.L. Piret, August 2000, p. 18.

"Collecting and Characterizing Atmospheric Nanoparticles" (Overview), J.J. Bang and L.E. Murr, December 2002, pp. 28-30.

"Controlling SO2 Emissions in the Roasting of Gold Concentrate" (Research Summary), K. Nyavor and N.O. Egiebor, December 1991, pp. 32-34.

"Converting CO2 Emissions and Hydrogen into Methanol Vehicle Fuel" (Overview), B. Árnason and T.I. Sigfússon, May 1999, pp. 46-47.

"Converting to Lead-Free Solders: An Automotive Industry Perspective" (Overview), W.L. Winterbottom, July 1993, pp. 20-24.

"A Correlation-Based Model for Predicting Gas Extraction Performance in a Copper Converting Plant" (Overview), C.B. Solnordal, P.J. Witt, A. Manzoori, H. Namavari, E. Niknejad, and M. Davari, October 2006, pp. 51-55.

"The Current Status of Scrap Metal Recycling" (1990 Review of Extractive Metallurgy), H. Spoel, April 1990, pp. 38-41.

"Developing Lead-Free Solders: A Challenge and Opportunity" (Commentary), S. Jin, July 1993, p. 13.

"The Development of the COST 531 Lead-Free Solders Thermodynamic Database" (Overview), A. Kroupa, A.T. Dinsdale, A. Watson, J. Vrestal, J. Vizdal, and A. Zemanova, July 2007, pp. 20-25.

"Dross Treatment in a Rotary Arc Furnace with Graphite Electrodes" (Overview), M.G. Drouet, M. Handfield, J. Meunier, and C.B. Laflamme, May 1994, pp. 26-27.

"Education, Employment, and Sustainable Development in the European Union" (Education), I. Gaballah, A. Dufourg, and D. Tondeur, November 2002, pp. 24-32.

"The Effect of Retrogression and Reaging on the Properties of the 7249 Aluminum Alloys" (Research Summary), O.S. Es-Said, W.E. Frazier, and E.W. Lee, January 2003, pp. 45-48.

"The Effects of Additives to SnAgCu Alloys on Microstructure and Drop Impact Reliability of Solder Joints" (Research Summary), W. Liu and N.-C. Lee, July 2007, pp. 26-31.

"Effects of Biodegradation and Mechanical Activation on Gold Recovery by Thiourea Leaching" (Research Summary), M. Kusnierov, V. Sepelk, and J. Briancin, December 1993, pp. 54-56.

"Electric Arc Furnace Dust Treatment" (Forum Feature), N.L. Kotraba, March 1990, pp. 58-59.

"Electric Car Batteries: Avoiding the Environmental Drawbacks via Alternative Technologies" (Overview), H. Warlimont and M. Olper, July 1996, pp. 32-34.

"Electrical Measurement of a Lead-Free Solder Assembly after Environmental Tests by SEM Internal Probing" (Research Summary), T.I. Shih, Y.C. Lin, J.G. Duh, T. Hsu, and W.S. Wu, July 2007, pp. 32-34.

"The Environmental Impact of Steel and Aluminum Body-in-Whites" (Overview), H.N. Han, February 1996, pp. 33-38.

"Environmentally Assisted Crack Growth Rates of High-Strength Aluminum Alloys" (Research Summary), B.J. Connolly, K.L. Deffenbaugh, M.G. Koul, and A.L. Moran, January 2003, pp. 49-52.

"Environmentally Benign Manufacturing: Current Practice and Future Trends" (Overview), Delcie R. Durham, May 2002, pp. 34-37.

"An Environmentally Safe and Effective Paint Removal Process for Aircraft" (Overview), Joseph Kozol, March 2001, pp. 20-21.

"Estimating U.S. Uranium Reserves" (Overview), L.L. Smith, December 1998, pp. 41-43.

"European Views on Nickel and the Environment" (Conference Review), G.A. Crawford, January 1994, pp. 12-13.

"The Exhumed ‘Carlin-Type’ Fossil Oil Reservoir at Yankee Basin" (Overview), J.B. Hulen, J.W. Collister, B. Stout, D.K. Curtiss, and N.F. Dahdah, December 1998, pp. 30-34.

"Extractive and Process Metallurgy in Waste Minimization": (Commentary), Patrick R. Taylor, January 2001, p. 14

"The Flash Reduction of Electric Arc Furnace Dusts" (Research Summary), L. Wu and N.J. Themelis, January 1992, pp. 35-39.

"The Formation of Protective Nitride Surfaces for PEM Fuel Cell Metallic Bipolar Plates" (Research Summary), M.P. Brady, B. Yang, H. Wang, J.A. Turner, K.L. More, M. Wilson, and F. Garzon, August 2006, pp. 50-57.

"A Framework for Sustainable Materials Management" (Overview), J. Fiksel, August 2006, pp. 15-22.

"Fuel Cells: Status and Challenges in Materials and Technologies" (Overview), Z. Yang, August 2006, p. 36.

"Fungal Biosorption of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions" (Forum Feature), H.M. Saxton and D.G. Jones, January 1990, p. 47.

"Geothermal Energy—A Sustainable Resource of Enormous Potential" (Overview), P.M. Wright, December 1998, pp. 38-40.

"Global Warming and the Primary Metals Industry" (Overview), D. Forrest and J. Szekely, December 1991, pp. 23-30.

"Health and Safety Precautions in the Relining of Aluminum Electrolysis Cells" (Industrial Insight), R.P. Pawlek, May 1994, pp. 21-24.

"Highlights from the Annual Conference of Metallurgists" (Conference Review), D. Poggi, P. Hancock, M. Reist and L. St. Arnaud, June 1990, p. 32.

"High-Strength, Corrosion-Resistant Aerospace Aluminum Alloys" (Commentary), W.E. Frazier, January 2003, p. 44.

"Hydrocarbons in Meteorite Impact Structures: Oil Reserves in the Ames Feature" (Overview), D.K. Curtiss and D.A. Wavrek, December 1998, pp. 35-37.

"Hydrometallurgically Treating Antimony-Bearing Industrial Wastes" (Overview), C.G. Anderson, January 2001, pp. 18-20.

"Identifying the Path to Successful Green Manufacturing" (Commentary), Uday Pal, May 2002, p. 25.

"Improving Aluminum Can Recycling Rates: A Six Sigma Study in Kentucky" (Overview), S.K. Das and M. Hughes, August 2006, pp. 27-31.

"Increasing the Capacity of High-Efficiency Diffusion Fiber Beds in Smelter Gas Plants" (Overview), S.A. Ziebold and D.E. Azwell, October 2006, pp. 59-62.

"Investigating the Recycling of Nickel Hydride Battery Scrap" (Overview), J.W. Lyman and G.R. Palmer, May 1993, pp. 32-35.

"Irreversible HF Adsorption in the Dry-Scrubbing Process" (Overview), A.R. Gillespie, M.M. Hyland, and J.B. Metson, May 1999, pp. 30-32.

"Issues in the Replacement of Lead-Bearing Solders" (Overview), P.T. Vianco and D.R. Frear, July 1993, pp. 14-18.

"Life-Cycle Analysis of Automobiles: A Critical Review of Methodologies" (Overview), F.R. Field III, J.A. Isaacs, and J.P. Clark, April 1994, pp. 12-16.

"Metallurgy vs. the Environment: The Case of the Texas Copper Corporation" (Opinion), H.H. Kellogg, August 1993, pp. 32-34.

"Metals Production, Energy, and the Environment, Part I: Energy Consumption" (Featured Overview), K.S. Yoshiki-Gravelsins, J.M. Toguri and R.T.C. Choo, May 1993, pp. 15-20.

"Metals Production, Energy, and the Environment, Part II: Environmental Impact" (Featured Overview), K.S. Yoshiki-Gravelsins, J.M. Toguri, and R.T.C. Choo, August 1993, pp. 23-29.

"Nontechnical Forces Affecting Today's Gold Mining Industry" (1994 Review of Extractive Metallurgy), M. Brown, April 1994, p. 38.

"Novel Uses for Thiophosphinic Acids in Solvent Extraction" (Research Summary), W.A. Rickelton, May 1992, pp. 52-54.

"Observations of Nucleation Catalysis Effects during Solidification of SnAgCuX Solder Joints" (Research Summary), I.E. Anderson, J. Walleser, and J.L. Harringa, July 2007, pp. 38-43.

"PEM Fuel Cells: Status and Challenges for Commercial Stationary Power Applications" (Overview), B. Du, Q. Guo, R. Pollard, D. Rodriguez, C. Smith, and J. Elter, August 2006, pp. 45-49.

"Pollution-Prevention Analysis and the Quenching of Steels" (Overview), W.H. Michels, May 1994, pp. 43-45.

"The Post-2000 Metal Industry" (excerpts), T. Nagano, August 1994, pp. 42-43.

"Preparing for the Unknown: Anticipating the Consequences of Nanotechnology" (End Notes: Things Other), M. Byko, October 2004, p. 88

"The Problem of Sulfur Content in Calcined Petroleum Coke" (Overview), M.F. Vogt, J.H. Waller and R.D. Zabreznik, July 1990, pp. 33-35.

"Public Health and Environmental Benefits of Adopting Lead-Free Solders" (Overview), O.A. Ogunseitan, July 2007, pp. 12-17.

"The Pyro- and Hydrometallrugical Processing of Uranium-Containing Waste" (Overview), R.G. Reddy, January 2001, pp. 21-24.

"Quality and Quantity: The Goal of Global Energy Resource Development" (Commentary), D.M. Hausen, December 1998, p. 24.

"Recent Developments in the Treatment of Spent Potlining" (Overview), R.P. Pawlek, November 1993, pp. 48-52.

"Recognizing the Environmental Role of Extractive Metallurgy" (Opinion), J.C. Taylor, October 1994, pp. 22-24.

"Recovering and Recycling Hg from Chlor-Alkali Plant Wastewater Sludge": (Research Summary), L.G. Twidwell and R.J. Thompson, January 2001, pp. 15-17.

"Recovering Metals from Red Mud Generated during Alumina Production" (Overview), L. Piga, F. Pochetti, and L. Stoppa, November 1993, pp. 54-59.

"Recovering Zn, Pb, Cd and Fe from Electric Furnace Dust" (1990 Review of Extractive Metallurgy), J.C. Wang, M.T. Hepworth and K.J. Reid, April 1990, pp. 42-45.

"The Recovery of Metal Values from Process Residues" (Overview), C.R. Edwards, June 1991, pp. 32-33.

"Recyclability and the Selection of Packaging Materials" (Overview), D. Berry, December 1992, pp. 21-25.

"The Recycling of Hazardous Metal Plating Wastes" (Overview), R.R. Odle, I. Martinez, and L.A. Deets, June 1991, pp. 28-31.

"Refractory Metals and Environmental Issues" (Commentary), J.A. Shields, Jr., August 1992, p. 24.

"Regulations and Practices for the Disposal of Spent Potliner by the Aluminum Industry" (Forum Environment), S.J. Spiegel and T.K. Pelis, November 1990, pp. 70-73.

"Remediating Copper Smelter Dusts: The Arsenic Problem" (Commentary), J.E. Hoffmann, August 1993, pp. 30-31.

"The Rönnskär Smelter Project: Production, Expansion, and Start-up" (Industrial Insight), Ö. Isaksson and T. Lehner, August 2000, pp. 26-29.

"S-Furnace Roof Modifications at Xstrata Copper, Timmins, Canada" (Overview), A. MacRae and J. Lenz, October 2006, pp. 56-58.

"A Salt-Free Treatment of Aluminum Dross Using Plasma Heating" (Forum Environment), S. Lavoie and G. Dube, February 1991, pp. 54-55.

"A Sampling of Highlights from EPD Congress 1998" (Conference Review), M.E. Schlesinger, April 1998, pp. 34-38.

"Slag Cleaning: The Chilean Copper Smelter Experience" (Overview), S. Demetrio, J. Ahumada, M.Á. Durán, E. Mast, U. Rojas, J. Sanhueza, P. Reyes, and E. Morales, August 2000, pp. 20-25.

"SO2 Abatement, Energy Conservation, and Productivity at Copper Cliff" (Applied Technology), C.A. Landolt, A. Dutton, J.D. Edwards, and R.N. McDonald, September 1992, pp. 50-55.

"Stabilizing Toxic Metal Concentrates by Using SMITE" (Overview), T. White and I. Toor, March 1996, pp. 54-58.

"The State-of-the-Art in Sealing Technology for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells" (Overview), K.S. Weil, August 2006, pp. 37-44.

"The Status of Utah Coal in Global Resources" (Overview), F.R. Jahanbani, December 1998, pp. 25-29.

"A Sulfuric-Acid Process with Near-Zero SO2 Gas Emissions" (Overview), W. Jaeger, V. Fattinger, T. Keilpart, and H.-J. Hamel, May 1999, pp. 42-43.

"Sustainable Recycling of Automotive Products in China: Technology and Regulation" (Overview), M. Chen, August 2006, pp. 23-26.

"Synthesizing Mullite from Beneficiated Fly Ash" (Research Summary), J.-Y. Hwang, X. Huang, and A.M. Hein, May 1994, pp. 36-39.

"Thermoelectric Power Generation: Converting Low-Grade Heat into Electricity" (Overview), K. Ono and R.O. Suzuki, December 1998, pp. 49-51.

"Trends in French Engineering and Environment Education" (Education), D. Tondeur and I. Gaballah, November 2002, pp. 34-39.

"The 2002 TMS Annual Meeting Cyanide Roundtable," Corby Anderson and Courtney Young, December 2001.

"Understanding Recycling Behavior in Kentucky: Who Recycles and Why" (Overview), F.W. Morgan and M.V. Hughes, August 2006, pp. 32-35.

"Using Ceramic Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conductors for Gas Separation" (Overview), Srikanth Gopalan, May 2002, pp. 26-26.

"Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Modify a Waste-Heat Boiler Design" (Overview), Y. Yang, A. Jokilaakso, P. Taskinen, and M. Kytö, May 1999, pp. 36-39, 47.

"Using Sonic Cleaning to Improve Dry Scrubber Operation" (Applied Technology), L.A. Fugate, August 1994, pp. 32-33.



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