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Tar Sands (Environmental Damage (Water Usage (Waste water known as…
Tar Sands
Environmental Damage
CO2 emmsions
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3,000 square kilometers of boreal forest could be cleared, drained, and strip-mined
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Water Usage
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Many operations rely on groundwater, lowering the water table causing lakes to dry out
Waste water known as tailings : a slurry of water, sand, fine clay, and residual bitumen, are stored in vast wastewater reservoirs.
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naphthenic acids, which are found at concentrations 100 times greater than in the natural environment
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Athabasca
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Large employment
133,053 people were employed in Alberta’s upstream energy sector
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mixture of hydrocarbons,
sand, clay, and water
high viscosity, high density, and significant
content of asphaltenes
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85 percent sand, clay, and silt; 5 percent water; and 10 percent crude bitumen