7/4/2015 · Waste quantities released as a result of the zinc smelting process were as follows: 20,701 tons of wastewater sludge (wet basis weight), 792,780 tons of effluent water, and 21 tons of spent catalyst. Exhaust gases released during the roasting and the casting processes were measured to be about 323,629,440 m 3 (36,944 m 3 /h) and 479,890,320 m 3 (54,782 m 3 /h),