Complete the table below.

(40 points)
Type
Energy

of

Environment

Type of Activity
Exploration

Crude Oil

Hydrosphere

Emission of
H2S and
hydrocarbons
as a results of
a blowout

Human
Impacts

Extraction,
production,
processing
Brine and
drilling
chemical
disposal
Refinery
effluents
Interference
with fisheries

Disruption of
lifestyle

Natural Gas

Atmosphere

Lithosphere

Coal

Emissions of
gas and H2S
during an
accidental
blowout
-

Lithosphere

Hydroelectric

Nuclear

Human
Impacts

Human
Impacts

Lithosphere

Gas plant
emissions of
H2S, SO2, and
hydrocarbons
-

Transmission

Use and
disposal

TANKER
ACCIDENTS,
LEADING TO OIL
CONTAMINATION

Groundwater
contamination
by leaking tanks

Interference with
fisheries or land use
Disruption of lifestyle
during construction

Hydrocarbons
and polynuclear
aromatic
hydrocarbons
from
combustion
Emissions of
CO2, NOx

Construction of
pipeline Damage to
permafrost
-

DISRUPTION
FROM STRIP
MINING AND
SUBSIDENCE
Slag heaps
LUNG
DISEASE
MINE
SAFETY
Disruption of
life style from
loss of land
Accidents
Transmission lines
Tailing

Fly ash
disposal
Exposure to
emissions from
combustion and
coke ovens
-

DISPOSAL OF
SPENT FUEL

contamination
ACCIDENTS
AND
MINELANT
EXPLOSIVE
MINING
HAZARDS

Human
Impacts

Type of Energy

Environment
Exploration

Crude Oil

Atmosphere

Lithosphere

Natural Gas

Hydroelectric

Accidents during
fuel transport

Type of Activity
Extraction,
Transmission
production,
processing

Emission
of
Refinery emissions
H2S
and
of SO2, H2S, CO2,
hydrocarbons
NOx, and
as a results of a
hydrocarbons
blowout
Blowouts and
Blowout and spills
spills on hand
Sludge disposal

Hydrosphere
Blowouts

Coal

AND WASTE

Human
Impacts

Atmosphere

Blowouts
drilling
Disposal
chemicals

Hydrosphere

Use and
disposal
Emissions of
SO2 , CO2 and
hydrocarbons

Pipeline
construction and
spills; Damage
to permafrost

Used oil
disposal

LNG
ACCIDENTS
Disruption of
lifestyle during
construction

and
of

LNG ACCIDENTS
H2S emissions

Human
Impacts

Exposure to
wastes
TERRORISM

Emission of SO2 and

PNAs
from
processing to gas or
liquid fuel
Coal dust disposal

LUNG DISEASE
MINE SAFETY
Transmission lines

EMISSIONS
OF SO2, NOX,
CO2, and
Particulates
Exposure to
emissions from
combustion and
coke ovens
-

Lithosphere

Nuclear

Hydrosphere
Human
Impacts

SUBMERGENCE
OF LAND, LOSS
OF ANIMAL
HABITAT
Accidents; Leachate
from mine tailings
ACCIDENTS AND
MINELANT
EXPLOSIVE
MINING
HAZARDS

Transmission
lines
-

Thermal
effects

Accidents
during fuel
transport

Exposure to
wastes
TERRORISM