1. Pollution due to smelting
Emily Donley

2. What is smelting exactly?
Taking ore that has been mined, and separating the precious metal from the rock
This is done using heat, which separates the components based on melting point
Created waste called slag

4. pollution from Smelting
Toxic gases released into the air
Lots of smoke
Deforestation
Health risks for workers

5. Citations
“Chapter 8: Industrial Technology and Environmental Damage.” Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans: Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean, by Donald J. Hughes, 2nd ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014, pp. 129–149.
Smelting.” Encyclopedia Britannica,
Strabo. “ ” Geography
Pliny the Elder. “Book ” Natural History