Question

Use the results from the lab, as well as your knowledge from this lesson, to describe a minimum of four environmental effects of a coal-fired power plant located two miles from your home.

Answer 1

The following are the four environmental effects of coal-fired power plants:

• These power plants produce hazardous smoke that contains carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, etc.
• The particulate matter coming out of the chimneys of these power plants reduces the visibility in the area, contaminates open sources of water, causes various breathing disorders, etc.
• The average temperature of the nearby area that these power plants function in is usually more than the temperature in the surrounding areas.
• The coal-waste that is disposed off in the nearby areas pollutes the environment.