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what are the environmental consequences of the increasing use of fossil fuels?

Answer 1

The pollution of large combustion plants comes from fossil fuel such as: coal, oil (petroleum) and natural gas

Fossil fuel: have been formed from the remains of organisms which lived hundred of millions of years a go.

There are three main types of fossil fuel: Coil, oil (petroleum) and natural gas.

Coil – was formed from the remains of tree and plants which grew in swamps.

Oil – it is formed from the sea, the sea contains many tiny animals and plants called plankton, they get their energy to live and multiply from sunlight. When they die they sink to the bottom of the sea. Those that died millions of years ago, form oil and gas which are the main sources of fuel.

Natural gas – is mainly made up of methane, which is given off by anaerobic bacteria breaking down some of the organic matter which formed oil and coal.

Fossil fuels are burned to producing energy,

Pollution is defined as the contamination of air, water or soil by materials that interfere with human health, the quality of life, or the natural functioning of ecosystems. Air pollution is the pollution of the atmosphere by emissions from industrial plants, incinerators, internal combustion engines and other sources.


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