02877nam 2200637Ia 450 991078849130332120230803032525.01-57233-986-1(CKB)3170000000060781(EBL)1215890(SSID)ssj0000915961(PQKBManifestationID)11493677(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915961(PQKBWorkID)10874573(PQKB)11228425(MiAaPQ)EBC1215890(OCoLC)849928888(MdBmJHUP)muse24997(Au-PeEL)EBL1215890(CaPaEBR)ebr10723043(CaONFJC)MIL498993(EXLCZ)99317000000006078120130115d2013 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrThe legacy of American copper smelting[electronic resource] industrial heritage versus environmental policy /Bode J. Morin1st ed.Knoxville University of Tennessee Pressc20131 online resource (303 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57233-950-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The historic roots of copper production and smelter pollution -- The American system : a technological context -- Ducktown -- Montana -- Quincy smelter.Throughout world history, copper has been a significant metal for a vast number of cultures, from the oldest civilizations on record to the Bronze Age and Greek and Roman antiquity. Though replaced by iron as the primary metal for tools and weapons in ancient civilizations, copper found new resurgence in the nineteenth century when it was discovered to have particularly high thermal and electrical conductivity. Copper mining quickly escalated into a large-scale industry, and because of its vast reserves and innovative mining techniques, the United States seized the reins of global prCopper industry and tradeMichiganKeweenaw PeninuslaHistoryCopper industry and tradeMontanaHistoryCopper industry and tradeTennesseeDucktownHistoryCopper mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesCopper industry and tradeHistory.Copper industry and tradeHistory.Copper industry and tradeHistory.Copper mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental policy338.2/7430973Morin Bode J1561325MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788491303321The legacy of American copper smelting3827955UNINA