environmental impact on energy consumption
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By Gracie Gellman and Pilar Giffenig
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Most Consequential Types of Waste
• Nitrogen oxides
• Carbon dioxide
• Sulfur dioxide
• Mercury compounds
• Methane
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NATURAL GAS• Nitrogen oxides, carbon
monoxide, & carbon dioxide
• Less emissions than coal or oil
• Methane sometimes emitted or leaked
• Affects people and animals who depend on aquatic life in lakes and rivers
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COAL• Carbon dioxide, sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury compounds
• Gives off sulfur dioxide – harms trees
• Lakes and rivers are contaminated from coal power plants
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OIL
• Methane from oil wells & equipment
• Natural gas burned from oil production
• Harmful to fish and plants
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NUCLEAR ENERGY
• Fossil fuels are emitted because of the uranium
• Aquatic life badly affected because of water removal
• Radioactive waste
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HYDROELECTRICITY• Methane and nitrous
oxide can be released if vegetation decomposes into the lake
• No fuels are burned during process
• Affects people and animals who rely on the rivers
• Affects drinking water, supplies, plants, and wildlife
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BIOMASS
• Nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide
• Ash is created when biomass is burned