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Fossil Fuels and the EnvironmentFossil Fuels and the Environment
Environmental Consequences ofEnvironmental Consequences of
Extraction: drilling, miningExtraction: drilling, mining
Transportation: pipelines, railTransportation: pipelines, rail
Fossil Fuels and the EnvironmentFossil Fuels and the Environment
Environmental Consequences of Use:Environmental Consequences of Use:
Atmospheric Effects:Atmospheric Effects:– Particulate MatterParticulate Matter
– Global Warming - COGlobal Warming - CO22
– Acid Precipitation - SOAcid Precipitation - SOXX
Fossil Fuels and the EnvironmentFossil Fuels and the Environment
Environmental Consequences of Use:Environmental Consequences of Use:
Hydrologic EffectsHydrologic Effects– Sediment Loading – Coal spoilSediment Loading – Coal spoil
– Acid Precipitation - SOAcid Precipitation - SOXX
– Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) - SOAcid Mine Drainage (AMD) - SOXX
Fossil Fuels and the EnvironmentFossil Fuels and the Environment
Environmental Consequences of Use:Environmental Consequences of Use:
Land Effects:Land Effects:– Abandoned strip and subsurface minesAbandoned strip and subsurface mines– Coal SpoilCoal Spoil– Coal AshCoal Ash– Soil AcidificationSoil Acidification
AcidityAcidity
Fossil fuels form under Fossil fuels form under reducing conditionsreducing conditions
Conditions also enable Conditions also enable formation of pyrite formation of pyrite (fool’s gold)(fool’s gold)
AcidityAcidity
Reducing conditions enable formation of Reducing conditions enable formation of pyrite (FeSpyrite (FeS22))
On combustion, pyrite is converted to iron On combustion, pyrite is converted to iron oxide and sulfur oxides (SOoxide and sulfur oxides (SOxx))
SOSOxx + water forms Sulfuric Acid + water forms Sulfuric Acid
Acid PrecipitationAcid Precipitation
Kills treesKills trees
Kills freshwater aquatic lifeKills freshwater aquatic life
Increases deterioration of stone and metal Increases deterioration of stone and metal structures (buildings, bridges)structures (buildings, bridges)
Damages cropsDamages crops
Fossil Fuels and the EnvironmentFossil Fuels and the Environment
Environmental Consequences of Use:Environmental Consequences of Use:
Land Effects:Land Effects:– Abandoned strip and subsurface minesAbandoned strip and subsurface mines– Coal SpoilCoal Spoil– Coal AshCoal Ash– Soil AcidificationSoil Acidification