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What waste products are produced when fossil fuels are burnt?
carbondioxide is the gas produced
Is toxic waste toxic?
Yes, toxic waste is classed as toxic (dangerous to the environment).
Why is coal not commonly used for energy?
Coal has to be carefully burned to avoid releasing large amounts of waste gases, particularly sulfur compounds, that contribute to air pollution and acid rain. Oil is easier to burn cleanly, and natural gas is the least polluting of all fossil fuels. There have been programs to produce cleaner solid, liquid, and gas fuels from coal, but few have been widely developed.
What is the waste products from factories and cars called?
Car exhaust fumes produce nitrogen, carbon dioxide and a bit of water vapour. The most toxic part of car gas fumes is carbon monoxide. Factories can also produce carbon monoxide but most of the gas waste is from hydrocarbon gases and nitrogen oxides.
What happens if you touch toxic waste?
its burns ur skin
Pollutant not created by fossil fuels?
One example of a deadly pollutant not created by fossil fuels is highly toxic radioactive waste, which is the bi-product of using radioactive isotopes.
How is waste used as a type of fuel?
It can be used in incinerators which produce heat as for burning fossil fuels.
What does the phrase carbon footprint mean?
It means how much fossil fuels you use in your daily life.Each person has a carbon footprint of how much waste they produce.
Nuclear power plants can produce energy more cheaply and with less pollution them plants that use fossil fuels why are there not more nuclear power plants dad plants that burn fossil fuels?
The problem of disposing large amounts of nuclear waste is not resolved.
What is the point of reusing?
Waste reduction. Maximizing available supply fossil fuels.
What waste products are produced when fossil fuels are burnt?
carbondioxide is the gas produced
How does nuclear energy differ from fossil fuels?
With fossil fuels we burn them to produce heat. With nuclear fuel we produce a nuclear chain reaction in a reactor which produces heat. Using the heat to produce electricity is the same for both types of fuel.
What factors of fossil fuels make them suitable for making electricity?
they contain high energy organic chemical compounds. they burn easily and produce very little solid waste. the problem lies in the gasseous waste...the cause of global warming. another problem is that fossil fuels won't last forever. This is why we need to find renewable sources of energy
How does reusing waste heat from a power plant reduce the use of fossil fuels?
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Why would scientists be concerned by the amount of fossil fuels people use?
The fossil fuels will eventually run out and then we have a dilemma of what we would use in it's place. We need to conserve and not waste the limited resource we have.
What can you do about the affects of fossil fuels?
I believe everyone. Let me explain. We can debate how much fossil fuels remain, but the fact is that these (oil, natural gas and coal) are limited resources. I would rephase the question to: Who should not waste fossil fuels? Then, everyone (consumers and industries) need to use fossil fuels to obtain the most benefit and not waste them.
Does recycling plasic conserve fossil fuels?
Yes, because if we recycle plastic means that we don't have to waste money mining raw materials.
