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Because of the chemicals needed to produce energy.
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Is there a power station that is not going to pollute the world?
Power stations using wind, solar natural hydro flows, geothermal, tidal flows and such generally do not emit pollutants. Nuclear power plants are non-polluting during normal operation. Gas powered plants emit carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides. G\Coal fired plants emit carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, radiation sulphur dioxide and particulates.
What air pollutants do power plants produce?
Nuclear power plants only emit water vapor. However, all of the Uranium must be transported to the plant, and all of the spent fuel rods have to been shipped by rail for underground storage. Coal fired power plants emit carbon dioxide, water vapor, mercury, and sulfur dioxides. Hydroelectric power plants do not generate any emissions, however the damming of a river leads to the loss of large areas of wetlands and old growth forest. Natural gas power plants emit carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrous oxides.
What are some of the noxious Chemicals that Burning Coal Plants emit?
This process emits several classes of Pollutants, all of which are Air-borne Toxic Chemicals.
Are all pollutants man made?
No, pollutants can be natural. Volcanoes often emit sulfur dioxide for instance.
How many less tons of greenhouse gases are emitted from nuclear power plants?
Nuclear power plants emit no greenhouse gases at all.
Vehicles emit pollutants into the air Which vehicles has the highest pollution emissions?
Planes.
What are three advantages of nuclear power plants compared with power plants that burn fossil fuels?
Nuclear power plants don't emit greenhouse gases, need little fuel to generate a lot of power, and can produce electricity continuously.
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
What are some benefits of nuclear power plants?
Reduction in Air Pollution. Nuclear power can also be part of a strategy to address carbon emissions. Nuclear power plants emit no carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or nitrous oxides.
Why is wind energy described as clean energy?
Wind energy is considered as clean energy from the view point that wind power plants do not emit in the course of power production pollutants to the environment as carbon oxides, sulfur oxides, ashes, heavy metals, ... etc. However, wind energy is not 100% clean through the full wind power plant cycle length from the manufacturing of wind power plants components; their transport to site, maintenance, ..., until decommissioning.
How do geothermal energy and fossil fuel affect the environment?
Geothermal power plants have very little effect on the environment. They produce no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Fossil fuels on the other hand (coal, oil and natural gas) emit carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Scientists agree that this is causing global warming and climate change.
What is Disadvantage of industry?
The main disadvantage of industries is the fact that they pollute the environment. Most industrial processes will emit pollutants into the environment.
