FOSSIL+FUELS+EFFECTS

=WHEN HOMO SAPIENS DISCOVERED THAT COAL COULD BE USED FOR A HEAT SOURCE IT STARTED THE LONG AND INEVITABLE THE PROBLEM OF DESTROYING THE ATMOSPHERE OF OUR PLANET.= = ﻿ IN THE USA MORE THAN 90 ﻿ % ﻿OF GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS COMES FROM THE COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS. = =COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS ALSO GENERATES OTHER AIR POLLUTNANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR DIOXIDE, VOLATIL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND HEAVY METALS.= =﻿COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS ALSO GENERATES SULFURIC, CARBONIC AND NITRIC ACIDS WHICH FALL TO EARTH AS ACID RAIN.= =﻿FOSSIL FUELS CONTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SUCH AS URANIUM AND THORIUM WHICH ARE RELASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.= =﻿BURNING COAL CAN CAUSE BOTTOM ASH AND FLY ASH.= =﻿HARVESTING, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTING FOSSIL FUELS CAN CREATE ENVIORMENTAL CONCERNS.=