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Bitumen deposits have no effect on the environment unless they are disturbed by humans, if humans burn them or make fuel or asphalt out of them they release CO2 in the atmosphere which increases the greenhouse effect and provokes global warming

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What does bitumen mean?

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What does bitumen sands mean?

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