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How industry can impact on the physical environment?
manufacturing plants can look very dull
industrial processes can cause air and water pollution degrading the soil
the waste products from manufacturing are normally taken to landfill
the transport of raw materials and manufacturing products is usually done by road, this increases levels pf air pollution
How industrial development can be more sustainable?
technology can be used to reduce harmful emissions
stricter environmental target put in place for industry on water quality, air pollution and landscape damage
heavy fines imposed when when an industrial pollution occurs
A fact file on Torr Quarry, Somerset which details:
Where is it?
Torr in Somerset
What is being extracted?
construcion materials
rock chippings
How it aims to be environmentally sustainable?
the quarry is being restored to create wildlife lakes
200 acres have already been landscaped to blend in with the local environment
rail transport minimised effect on local roads and transport
Issues with quarrying in the UK
Environment
destroy natural habitats
scar the landscapes
pollute near by water causes
Examples of restoration
landfill
agriculture
housing
flood storage
house creation