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Mini steel plants cause less pollution than integrated steel plants.
Mini steel plants cause less pollution than integrated steel plants. Give reasons.
Solution
Mini steel plants work through electric furnaces, causing less pollution. In contrast, integrated steel plants use blast furnaces where cake coal is fed continuously to melt the iron ore, causing huge pollution.
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