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Storage impoundment benefits

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Stores hazardous waste

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Storage impoundment

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Impounding water in reservoirs behind concrete dams that block the flow of river water, then letting that water pass through the dam turning the blades on the turbine causing the generator to generate electricity

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Storage impoundment drawbacks

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Leaks in transport pipe
Rainfall cause it to overflow
Liner or clog causes leakage due to earthquake
Violates waste evaporates

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Lignite

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Soft coal,brown, or black-black, moist, produces little heat, fuels electric plants

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Oil is mainly ,ade for

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Electricity/ energy source

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3main fossil fuel

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Oil
Natural gas
Coal

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OPEC

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Organization of oil exporting countries

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Pollutants found in coal

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Co2, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, mercury, coal ash, lead

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Biomediation

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Attempt to clean up pollution by enhancing natural process by biodegradation of living organisms

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Biogenic

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Shallow depths by the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria

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Thermogenic

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Compression and heat deep underground

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Bituminous

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Soft common dull black lots of heat and safer

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Anthracite

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Hard dark black burns clean

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