Can bauxite residue contaminate the soil or water?
The bauxite beneficiation planned by Alcoa in Juruti requires the use of no chemical products that might be added to the waste and that might create a risk of chemical contamination of the soil or water. The residue produced in the process is washed clay minerals that, because of their low concentration of alumina, cannot be used in the production of aluminum?. Other materials, like fuel, lubricants, service maintenance waste and from machinery operations, exist in all industrial undertakings. These will be stored, handled and disposed of as appropriate, in order to avoid contamination of any nature whatsoever.
