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Copper wire is normally drawn and annealed with emulsions or solutions containing over 90 percent water. A generation ago, the disposal of these spent lubricants and coolants received little attention. With the increasing environmental awareness that took place in the 1960’s, it was decided to do differently when the Atlanta Works of AT&T was engineered at Norcross, Georgia.
Copper wire is normally drawn and annealed with emulsions or solutions containing over 90 percent water. A generation ago, the disposal of these spent lubricants and coolants received little attention. With the increasing environmental awareness that took place in the 1960’s, it was decided to do differently when the Atlanta Works of AT&T was engineered at Norcross, Georgia.
| Author(s) | Roger A. Willby, AT&T, USA |
|---|---|
| Publication/Event/Pages | Paper presented at WAI Joint Division Meeting, Stamford, CT USA. Paper published in Wire Journal International, Feb. 1991, pg. 43. |
| Year | 1990 |
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