smelt

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They argued that the request, which was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board’s executive director, will be harmful for Chinook salmon, longfin smelt and endangered delta smelt.

From Los Angeles Times

"It will also significantly increase costs for aluminum that was smelted or cast in Russia to enter the U.S. market in order to counter harm to the domestic aluminum industry," the White House said.

From Reuters

Looking for causes, investigators quickly locked on to several aluminum smelting factories near the estuary that were spewing chemicals known to induce breast and other cancers.

From Scientific American

This scheme to force virtually the entire country to smelt pig iron in their backyards left crops untended.

From Salon

Obegi said he’s concerned that state data show 20 Delta smelt have been “salvaged,” and presumably killed, at the pumps this month.

From Los Angeles Times