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eTool Home   Raw Materials Processing   Smelting Blast Furnace Reverberatory Furnace   Refining and Casting Environmental Controls Maintenance   Engineering Controls   OSHA Lead Requirements ...   Smelting The smelting process is a major source of lead fume emissions. Smelting involves the reduction of lead-bearing scrap into metallic lead in a furnace. Each furnace is designed and operated to produce a certain lead product. The following furnaces are the most common types of smelting furnaces used in the industry: Blast Furnace Reverberatory Furnace Lead tap at reverberatory furnace | eTool Home | Raw Materials Processing | Smelting | Refining and Casting | | Environmental Controls | Maintenance | Engineering Controls | OSHA Lead Requirements | | Scope | Definitions | Additional References | User Guide | Credits |

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