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MINERALSMINERALS PERIODIC TABLEPERIODIC TABLE WORLD ECONOMY WORLD ECONOMY RECYCLINGRECYCLING

NAME THAT POISONNAME THAT POISON

GALENA

ANCIENT CHALICE

FUEL PRE 1967

BATTERY

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Pb Pb

AN ELEMENT IN THE PERIODIC AN ELEMENT IN THE PERIODIC TABLETABLE

post-transition metal

Some BasicsSome BasicsLead Lead

IT IS AN ELEMENT (Pb) (LEAD)IT IS AN ELEMENT (Pb) (LEAD) COMMONLY USED IN MANY COMMONLY USED IN MANY

APPLICATIONSFOR THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONSFOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS (FALL OF ROMAN EMPIRE)YEARS (FALL OF ROMAN EMPIRE)

SOFT, EASY TO WORK WITH AND SOFT, EASY TO WORK WITH AND SMELTSMELT HIGHLY RESISTANT TO CORROSIONHIGHLY RESISTANT TO CORROSION BATTERIES CONTAIN THE MOST LEAD BATTERIES CONTAIN THE MOST LEAD

TODAYTODAY

TODAYS WORLD OF TODAYS WORLD OF BATTERIESBATTERIES

Lead Acid BatteryLead Acid Battery INVENTED IN 1859 INVENTED IN 1859

BY FRENCH BY FRENCH PHYSICIST PHYSICIST GASTON PLANTE’GASTON PLANTE’

CONSISTS OF CONSISTS OF LEAD PLATES, LEAD PLATES, SULFURIC ACID SULFURIC ACID AND PLASTICAND PLASTIC

SLOWLY BEING SLOWLY BEING REPLACED BY REPLACED BY LITHIUM LITHIUM BATTERIESBATTERIES

WHERE DO OLD BATTERIES GO WHERE DO OLD BATTERIES GO TO DIE?TO DIE?

LANDFILLS!LANDFILLS! GARAGES!GARAGES! CHINA & MEXICO!CHINA & MEXICO! U.S. RECYCLERS!!U.S. RECYCLERS!!

LEAD AND BATTERIES ARE LEAD AND BATTERIES ARE RECYCLED…………..RECYCLED…………..

75% OF OLD CAR / TRUCK AND FORKLIFT 75% OF OLD CAR / TRUCK AND FORKLIFT BATTERIES ARE RECYCLEDBATTERIES ARE RECYCLED

PLASTIC IS USED FOR NEW BATTERIESPLASTIC IS USED FOR NEW BATTERIES ACID IS USED TO MAKE SODIUM SULFATE ACID IS USED TO MAKE SODIUM SULFATE

(USED AS A FILLER IN DETERGENTS)(USED AS A FILLER IN DETERGENTS) LEAD (Pb) IS SOLD TO BATTERY MAKERSLEAD (Pb) IS SOLD TO BATTERY MAKERS

LEAD AND THE WORLD LEAD AND THE WORLD ECONOMYECONOMY

LEAD =MONEYLEAD =MONEY GREEN / RECYCLING = MONEYGREEN / RECYCLING = MONEY RECYCLING MEANS THOUSANDS OF RECYCLING MEANS THOUSANDS OF

JOBSJOBS

REFINERIES AND SMELTERSREFINERIES AND SMELTERS

APPROXIMATELY 8-10 APPROXIMATELY 8-10 STILL IN THE USASTILL IN THE USA

NEW REFINERIES ARE NEW REFINERIES ARE NOW BEING BUILT IN NOW BEING BUILT IN MEXICO???MEXICO???

THEY REFINE THEY REFINE MILLIONS OF TONS OF MILLIONS OF TONS OF LEAD PER YEARLEAD PER YEAR

LEAD SELLS FOR UP LEAD SELLS FOR UP TO $1.50 PER POUND. TO $1.50 PER POUND. 2000 LBS IN A TON.2000 LBS IN A TON.

SMELTING AND REFININGSMELTING AND REFINING

SMELTING AND REFINING LEADSMELTING AND REFINING LEAD

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QUIZQUIZ

WHICH IS THE SYMBOL FOR LEAD? WHICH IS THE SYMBOL FOR LEAD? Hg, H2O, Be, Pb?Hg, H2O, Be, Pb?

WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT LEAD WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT LEAD IN THE NEWS LATELY?IN THE NEWS LATELY?

IS RECYCLING LEAD A GOOD IS RECYCLING LEAD A GOOD PROCESS? WHY?PROCESS? WHY?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE ANY LOCAL DO YOU KNOW WHERE ANY LOCAL REFINERIES & SMELTERS ARE REFINERIES & SMELTERS ARE LOCATED?LOCATED?

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