Pros And Cons Of Combustion Of Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels should be lowered Even if we didn’t have greenhouse gases, were going to have to move away from fossil fuels, they’re finite, whereas solar and wind are infinite – Ted Turner. Petroleum, coal and natural gas are fossil fuels. They become a main source of energy used in the world today. As helpful and valuable as fossil fuels are, they are still having disadvantages. They are non-renewable sources because they come from pre-historic fossils and will not be available after they are fully used. If the fuels consumed in extreme amounts, it may cause serious environmental problems. The process of combustion of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and others that may harm the environment.

This is meant that they will not be available anymore after being fully used. They are come from the remnants of decaying plants and animals of the Carboniferous era that formed millions of years ago. The formation process takes a very long time. Rebecca Gillaspy said, millions years ago living small plants and animals in the world’s oceans. They sank down after death. They became organic material and covered by sand, mud and turned into sedimentary rock. That rock grow thicker and thicker. The organic material eventually placed under tremendous pressure. For millions of years passed, the high pressure transformed plants and animals into energy that we knew as oil and natural gas. While coal formed through the same process. However, the coal mainly came from dead tree and plant. (What Are Fossil Fuels? – Definition, Advantages & Disadvantages,

Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and others when they are burnt. Sulfur dioxide is one of the primary gases responsible for acid rain. Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are releases into the air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere, they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, known as acid rain. It can be extremely harmful to forest. It seeps into the ground and takes the nutrients, such as magnesium and calcium. This allows the tree have lack of nutrients so that they become unhealthy. Acid rain also causes aluminum to be released into the soil, which makes the trees difficult to take up water. Acid rain can also influence the destruction of monuments made up of brickwork or marbles. Beside acid rain, the other environmental disorder that caused by fossil fuel is smog. Joanna M. Foster said, after Beijing was free of air pollution, the research institute of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) has released a study stating the combustion of fossil fuels as the largest contributor to smog. CAS analyzed air sample in the capital on a seasonal basic, found that coal burning, industrial pollution and secondary inorganic aerosols are responsible for 18 percent, 25 percent and 26 percent of the air pollution. (Chinese Researchers Pin Beijing’s Smog On Fossil