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oil mining (how oil mining affects the environment (gases released into…
oil mining
how oil mining affects the environment
gases released into the air
carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
nitrogen oxides (NOX)
Particulate matter (PM)
disturbs wildlife habitat
land must be clear when pump jack is in operation
land must be leveled
wild life is forced to leave their habitat
oil spills
transporting oil
impacts on the fish
impacts on birds
what is crude oil
dictionary definition
fossil fuel
unrefined petrol
un renewable source
how it is made
remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago
at the bottom of the ocean or in the ground
heat and pressure which forms the plants and animal into oil
will it last forever?
takes up to several million years for the plants and animals to decompose into oil
roughly 53.3 years of crude oil left
petrol prices have leapt 6.5% in the past year
how oil is located
geologists are hired by an oil company or by a private firm
Sensitive gravitational meters.
these can detect a change in the earth's gravitational field which can detect flowing oil.
sensitive magnetometers
these can detect a change in the earth's gravitational field which can detect flowing oil.
Sniffers
these are electronic noses that can identify the scent of oil