Alternatives to Gasoline in Vehicles One of the most pressing issues in today’s society both climatically and economically is the use of gasoline and fossil fuels in our vehicles. Ever since the creation of the automobile in the early 1900s gasoline has become a commodity that helps the global economy tremendously. However‚ after over one hundred years of the use the resource has come to be scarcer‚ and all of the greenhouse gases and pollution that were released have helped set in motion the
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there’s lots of it‚ it’s well distributed throughout the world‚ and it has a high energy content.” Coal usually has a negative impact on environment‚ mining can damage ground and surface waters and when coal burns as the fuel it releases carbon dioxide. The thing is?‚ coal is only
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form‚ and known viable reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. The use of fossil fuels raises serious environmental concerns. The burning of fossil fuels produces around 21.3 billion tonnes (21.3 gigatonnes) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year‚ but it is
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Chapter 17 Vocab * Acid deposition- the settling of acidic or acid-forming pollutants from the atmosphere onto Earth’s surface. * Acid rain- Acid deposition that takes place through rain. * Aerosols- very fine liquid droplets or solid particles aloft in the atmosphere. * Air pollutant- gases and particulate material added to the atmosphere that can affect climate or harm people or other organisms. * Air pollution- the act of pollution the air‚ or the condition of being polluted
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controlled through the years and the pollution produced has been minimized‚ but do require substantial rehabilitation of the areas mined. Then the burning of these fossil fuels have staggering effects on the environment. There is the release of carbon dioxide‚ and radioactivity into the environment. The radioactivity comes from both coal-fired and nuclear powered stations. When coal combustion is the source of electricity production the uranium‚ radium and thorium present cases the ash from the coal to
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solar rays back into space‚ and thus cooling the surface of the Earth. Another way volcanoes affect the Earth’s climate‚ is the emission of many different types of volcanic gasses. Volcanic gasses including CO2‚ H2O vapour‚ and different kinds of sulfur gasses such SO2 and H2S‚ affect the climate in very different ways (Robock 2000). CO2 and H2O vapour generally act as green house gasses and work towards heating the Earth’s surface temperature. Sulfuric gasses affect climate in more complicated ways
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Wood Smoke". EPA‚ United States. 2009. 14. ^ OlegDzioubinski and Ralph Chipman (1999). "Trends in Consumption and Production: Household Energy Consumption". The United Nations. 15. ^ Reddy and Venkataraman (2002). "Inventory of aerosol and sulphur dioxide emissions from India". Atmospheric Environment 36: 699–712. 16. ^ Matthew Barth and Kanok Boriboonsomsin (November 2009). "Real-World CO2 Impacts of Traffic Congestion". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
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Aaron CottonBetteridge (10576005) Go to Air Pollution: List 5 gases found on this link ● ● ● ● ● ● Benzene Perchloroethylene Methylene chloride Dioxin Asbestos Toluene Go to Acid Rain: What are the two major gases that are responsible for Acid Rain? Sulfur dioxide (SO ) and nitrogen oxides (NO ) are the two major gases that are responsible for 2 x Acid Rain. Go to Lead: What are 4 health effects listed as consequences of Lead Poisoning? Even small traces of lead in children can lead to behavior and learning problems
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causing damage in several different ways.” Ingredients such as nicotine‚ carbon monoxide‚ and carcinogens can cause cancer‚ lack of oxygen‚ lower amounts of antioxidants and many more. The third source is the effects of cigarette smoke on plants. “Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide‚ as well as the numerous particulates that are in cigarette smoke can cause plants harm and affect their growth patterns. Particulates stick to the stems and leaves of plants‚ making it more difficult to absorb light.” The
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Consequences of greenhouse-effect temperature rises Predicting the consequences of global warming is one of the most difficult tasks for the world’s climate researchers. This is because the natural processes that cause rain‚ hail and snow storms‚ increases in sea level and other expected effects of global warming are dependent on many different factors. It is also difficult to predict the size of the emissions of greenhouse gases in the coming decades‚ as this is determined to a great extent by
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