GEMET
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Environmental
Thesaurus
cement industry
Definition

Industry for the production of cement. The emissions of most relevance from this sector are atmospheric: dust, carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides are the most important. Cement is essential for the construction sector, either directly or mixed with sand or gravel to form concrete.

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Scope note

Scope note is not available.

Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1248