Bauxite and Aluminum: A Cradle to Grave Analysis

1. Bauxite and Aluminum: A Cradle to Grave Analysis By Greg Zelder and Sebastian Africano Race, Poverty, and the Environment Professor Raquel R. Pinderhughes Urban Studies Program San Francisco State University Spring, 2003 Public has permission to use the material herein, but only if author, course, university, and professor are cited

2. This presentation focuses on the extraction and refinement of Bauxite, followed by the production, consumption, and disposal of Aluminum. It is designed to enhance the readers� awareness of the realities behind aluminum consumption by examining the effects of its production on the people and environment of the planet. It takes you through the cradle to grave lifecycle of aluminum, paying particular attention to the social, environmental, and public health impacts of the processes associated with producing it.

3. Contents, Part I, slides 4 - 47 Geology History of Bauxite Use Social Impacts of Bauxite Mining Case Studies India Haiti General Impacts of Bauxite Mining Environmental Impacts of Bauxite Mining

4. Contents Part II, slides 48 - 85 Distribution of Bauxite Aluminum Smelting Inputs & Processes Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Energy and Resource Use in Al Smelting Aluminum Smelter Emissions Exposure to Fluorides Exposure to Aluminum Aluminum in Food and Water Aluminum in Medicine From aluminum Metals to Consumer Products Aluminum and Recycling Conclusion

5. Geology of Bauxite http://www.hs.wisd.org/ddaughenbaugh/Pictures/alcoa_aluminum_smelter_and_mine.htm