ECOL 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sulfur Dioxide, Lignite, Wellhead
27 Feb 2017
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Sand washed by hot water and solvents: remove bitumen. Producing oil sands and oil shale draw heavily on water. As conventional crue gets more expensive, however, oil sands and oil shale becomes more profitable. Our oil demand is high, but world demand is rapidly increasing. Bp, also faulting deepwater horizon operator transocean and contractor halliburton. Coal formation: stages of coal formation, there are four main phases that coal goes through before it is considered coal. Acid rain: any form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions. It can have harmful effects on organisms and infrastructure through the process of wet deposition. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Acid mine drainage, or acid rock drainage, refers to the outlaw of acidic water from mines (metal or coal).
