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COAL
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OIL
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Soil pollution
Air pollution
Water pollution
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Soil pollution
Water pollution
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1. How does coal pollute the soil?
When coal is extracted from the ground, miners remove a lot of soil, then the soil loses its fertility, and after that we have soil erosion.
2. How does coal pollute the air?
When
coal is extracted from the ground, a lot of dust and coal particles are emitted
and then many people get respiratory illnesses.
3. How
does coal pollute the water?
When
coal is extracted from the ground, too much water is used to mine it, then that
water is polluted because they use a lot of heavy metals.
4. How
does oil pollute the water?
When oil is
transported in ships, a few ships can have oil spills, because of this, too many
fish and birds die.
When
oil is drilled, miners use too much water, this water ends up polluted,
besides, the drilling pollutes the groundwater, due to this too many
animals and people that depend on this water are affected.
5. How does oil pollute the soil?
When the industrial waste from the extraction of oil
is dumped on the soil, it loses its fertility because the waste contains too
many chemicals that alter the composition of the soil.
