ENVIRON 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nuclear Fission, Gasland, Aquifer
23 Feb 2018
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What pollutants does it clean and what does it have no impact on: cleaner coal combustion captures and stores co2, which is not currently regulated; it also reduces the emissions of other air pollutants. In terms of human health and the environment, which is better, nuclear or coal: coal: known deaths every year from mining, air pollution; thousands of mining deaths annually (global); thousands of premature deaths, heart attacks (u. s. ); 40,000 killed; fukushima: 39-2900 deaths predicted: one measure of human health impact is how many people are killed as a result of nuclear vs coal energy. Co2), also undercuts looking for alternatives: issue: fracking threatens drinking water, pro: unlikely to contaminate water supplies, much deeper than aquifers. Good infrastructure (steel pipes and concrete) enough: con: numerous reports of bad water due to fracking. Also chemicals used are trade secrets, so information not disclosed.
