Impacts of industry on physical environment

Question 1

Impacts on physical environment

Answer 1

Manufacturing plants can look dull and affect the visual effect of the landscape
Industrial processes can cause pollution

Question 2

How can it be more sustainable

Answer 2

Care in design can reduce visual impact
Technology can be used to reduce emissions
Desulphurization can remove harmful gas
Heavy fines can be imposed when pollution incidents occur

Question 3

Impacts of quarrying in the UK

Answer 3

Destroy natural habits
Pollute water courses
Scar landscapes

Question 4

How to make quarrying more sustainable

Answer 4

Strict controls on blasting, removal of dust from roads and landscaping
Recycling is encouraged
Companies expected to restore a quarry after it has been used

Question 5

Tor Quarry

Answer 5

Limestone quarry in Mendip hills
Employs over 100 people
Contributes £15 million to the local economy each year

Question 6

How is Tor Quarry becoming sustainable

Answer 6

Quarry is being restored to create wildlife lakes
200 acres of the site has already been landscaped
Regular monitoring of noise, vibration and dust quality
Rail transport of quarried rock minimizes impacts on local roads and villages