Environmental impacts of industry Flashcards
How do large-scale extraction industries(mining and quarrying) have impact on the environment
quarries cut out of the countryside and huge waste tips piled up on the edges of mining settlements
How does modern manufacturing industries have effect on landscape and environment
Manufacturing plants have negative visual effect
industrial process causes air and water pollution
Waste of products often taken to landfill, harming the soil
How can industrial development be more sustainable
Technology can be used to reduce harmful emissions
Desulphurisation can remove harmful gases
Heavy fines when industrial pollution incident occurs
how is Quarrying in the UK harmful
destroying natural habitats
pollute nearby water courses
scars the landscape
How companies are expected to restore a quarry after use
landfill
agriculture
flood storage
