pulp mills
Fiber processing plants
Pulp mills are industrial facilities that convert wood or other plant fibers into pulp—the raw material for paper products.
The process typically involves mechanical grinding or chemical treatment to break down fibrous material.
Pulp mills are often associated with environmental concerns due to water usage and chemical discharge: The river downstream from the pulp mill had a distinctive sulfur smell.
Creating sheets from fibers
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
- woodchipsShredded timber fragments
- digesterOne who abridges
- bleachingChemical color removal
sulfite · paperboard · newsprint · cardboard · fiber · lignin · recycling · sawdust
Discharged liquid waste
- dioxinsToxic chlorinated organic compounds
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- water qualityCondition of H2O supply
environmental impact · wastewater · industrial waste · chemical runoff · fish kills · eutrophication · algae blooms · heavy metals
Containing yellow element
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- rotten eggsDecomposed poultry products
- hydrogen sulfideToxic gas, foul-smelling
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
acrid · noxious · malodorous · reek · foul · smokestack · emissions · air quality
papermaking
Creating sheets from fibers
bleaching · sulfite · paperboard · newsprint · cardboard · fiber · lignin · recycling · sawdust · biomass
effluent
Discharged liquid waste
- dioxinsToxic chlorinated organic compounds
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
water quality · environmental impact · wastewater · industrial waste · chemical runoff · fish kills · eutrophication · algae blooms · heavy metals · toxicity
sulfurous
Containing yellow element
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- rotten eggsDecomposed poultry products
- hydrogen sulfideToxic gas, foul-smelling
pungent · acrid · noxious · malodorous · reek · foul · smokestack · emissions · air quality · odorous
- timber industrylumber, logging camps, lumberjacks, timber trade, lumber industry
- Forestry Businesses
- Northwoods heritagelogging camps, lumberjacks, lumber camps, timber industry, loggers
- regional industriesforestry, lumber, dairy farming, Napa wine, fishing
- water pollutionsewage, industrial waste, contaminants, algal bloom, toxic waste
- wood industrieslumber yards