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An Omaha lead smelter spread dust that seeped into the soil and bodies of many residents.
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Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s because at the direction of state regulators, Exide sampled homes in Long Beach, about 14 miles south, in a similar neighborhood close to freeways, a rail yard and older homes — but without a lead smelter.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Your beer and soda cans could cost more Aluminum prices recently hit a four-year high, after Iran struck two large smelters of the metal in the Middle East.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The chaos in the Middle East is also pushing up the cost of plastics, which are made of petrochemicals, and aluminum, because the region is home to several key smelters.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s because at the direction of state regulators, Exide sampled homes in Long Beach, about 14 miles south, in a similar neighborhood close to freeways, a rail yard and older homes — but without a lead smelter.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Your beer and soda cans could cost more Aluminum prices recently hit a four-year high, after Iran struck two large smelters of the metal in the Middle East.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The chaos in the Middle East is also pushing up the cost of plastics, which are made of petrochemicals, and aluminum, because the region is home to several key smelters.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Smelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smelter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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smelter
noun
smelt·er
ˈsmel-tər 
1
: a person whose work or business is smelting
2
or smeltery
-tə-rē
: an establishment for smelting
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