The emissions of selected representative industries in Australia were sourced from public national emission inventories and used as input parameters in the openLCA software. This work provides environmental impact assessment of the production of aluminium, copper, gold, iron and steel, lead, nickel and zinc, and considers their contribution to the economy. The balance between the economic inputs and environmental footprint of the metal production industries determines their contribution to sustainability.
Metal production industries are associated with positive economic benefits, however their activities are significantly resource and energy intensive, contributing to emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases to the environment.
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