Tag: science & technology

Pipewaste

Slag

Line stew

Transmix

shale is more porous so the oil tends to leak out over time

shale, especially black shale, is much richer in primary organic matter than is sandstone

sandstone is more abundant than shale

sandstone is more permeable than shale, so fluids may flow through it faster

acid rain and snow

groundwater contamination

urban air pollution

global warming (by the “greenhouse” effect)

GPS

Magnetic sensors

Ultrasound scanners

all of the above

The environmental impact of burning huge quantities of fossil fuels will have an adverse effect on the atmosphere.

Present estimates indicate that the population explosion will result in an increasing depletion of the fossil fuel reserves.

More than 85% of the energy used in the U.S.A. is from nonrenewable resources.

Using increased amounts of fossil fuels to meet increasing demand will be stable for many centuries.

skyrocketing costs of building nuclear facilities that have to maintain the highest safety standards

possible escape of radioactive debris during a meltdown of the core or other malfunction

there are real hazards associated with the disposal of nuclear waste

nuclear power is a clean, cheap source of energy to replace fossil fuels

water volume usually decreases over time due to significant cracks in the dam

dams are usually not well built, so they will collapse, usually within a few years of construction

debris and rocks are deposited on the downstream side of the dam, thus making the power of the impounded water lowered

sediment is deposited on the upstream side of the dam, thus making the impounded water a lower volume

as deposits around submarine, hot spring vents

by decomposition of humus and soil gases during intense, tropical weathering

by regional metamorphism of organic-rich, black shales

as hydrothermal vein deposits in limestone around a granitic batholith

sylvite and gypsum – these are a potassium-bearing and a hydrated mineral, respectively

apatite and sylvite – these are a phosphate and a potassium-bearing mineral, respectively

halite and calcite – these are a salt and a component of cement, respectively

cassiterite and albite – these are an aluminum- and a calcium-bearing mineral, respectively

apatite

garnet

gypsum

talc