Water requirements of the iron and steel industry

Abstract

Electric furnace_________________________________________ Hot-rolling mills________________________________________ Other uses____________________________________________ Quantity of water used ________________________________________ Published information________________________________________ Findings of this survey_______________________________________ Sources of water.________________________________________ Gross water use_______________________________________ Intake and reuse__________________________________________ Consumption _____________________________________________ 375 Quality of water_____________________________________ 378 Quality of water required_____________________________________ 379 Quality of intake water_________________________________________ 380 Treatment of intake water____________________________________ 382 Future water requirements__________________________________________ 383 Summary_____________________________________________ 387 Selected references... __________________________________________ 390