Environmental Impacts

Resource consumption

Impacts on the working environment

Materials

Bulk waste
Slag and ashes

Resources used in materials
Mainly reversible consumption

Energy

Global warming
Photochemical ozone formation
Acidification
Nutrient enrichment
Bulk waste
Slag and ashes
Nuclear waste

Energy carriers, especially fossil resources and wood.
Mainly irreversible consumption.

Chemicals

Ozone depletion
Photochemical ozone formation
Persistent toxicity
Ecotoxicity
Human toxicity
Hazardous waste

Resources used in the production of chemicals

Impacts related to chemical exposure: cancer, damage to the reproductive system, allergy and damage to the nervous system

Others

Monotonous repetitive work, noise, work accidents