Effects Of Technology

The resources that are often compromised due to mining is soil, rocks, mountaintop, and streams.

Power plants use flue gas desulfurization equipment, also known as scrubbers, and it cleans the sulfur from the smoke before it leaves their smokestacks.

The presence of mercury in water is of great concern to environmentalists because it has been linked to both neurological and developmental damage in humans and other animals.

The general environment effects of energy producing technologies on land is the production of toxic wastes. These toxic wastes can be absorbed by the soil and in turn be absorbed by organisms that are within that given environment. But generally, the most negative impact this situation has on Earth is global warming and climate change.

b. hydrokinetic

The use of oil has the potential to affect aquatic viability during several stages. Offshore drilling practices to acquire oil for energy use can negatively impact aquatic viability through potential contamination and disruption of aquatic habitats. Transportation of oil over the water has the potential to contaminate aquatic ecosystems through oil spills. Waste products associated with the use of oil for energy production can also cause contamination of aquatic habitats.

c. hydroelectric

d. filtration of pollutants

Solar and geothermal energy are both considered renewable energy sources. Nuclear energy, on the other hand, is a nonrenewable energy source. Nuclear, solar, and geothermal energy are all low sources of air pollution and do not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Nuclear and geothermal energy both heat up water to produce electricity. Nuclear energy requires a mining step to obtain the raw material used to produce energy, while solar and geothermal energy do not require mining. Nuclear energy produces nuclear waste, while solar and geothermal energy do not produce a significant amount of waste.

b. dams along water sources

Hydroelectric energy uses the movement of water to spin a turbine and produce electricity. Coal is a fossil fuel that is burned as an energy source, which results in emissions such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur. Coal use is associated with waste products both from the mining process to acquire the coal and also from the actual use of coal itself. Hydroelectric energy does not involve waste, but does pose potential problems to waterways. Coal use is more common than the use of hydroelectric energy.

Biomass energy comes from crops that are grown expressly for that purpose. The growth of these crops helps decrease the rate of soil erosion and therefore sedimentation buildup in waterways and also decreases the runoff of fertilizers and pesticides into those waterways. The combustion of biomass, on the other hand, can decrease water quality involves the use of water to create steam. When this water is returned to the environment, it can contaminate waterways.

a. landfill use

Some advantages to using hydrokinetic energy are that it can be used without mining materials, it is not associated with waste production, and that it does not contribute to air pollution. The main disadvantage to using hydrokinetic energy is the fact that it uses waves and tides as an energy source. This technology could not be used in all locations.

b. Hydroelectric energy is associated with less waste production than coal.

True

a. release of contaminants

a. geothermal

b. Mercury in water systems is transformed through biological processes into a substance that is toxic to animals.

c. Scrubbers remove sulfur from the smoke of coal power plants.

True

a. biomass

c. Geothermal and solar energy are both renewable, while nuclear energy is not.

a. biomass