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Environmental Sciences
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NETWORK
Resources
I. Air, Water and Soil Resources
A. Air Resources B. Water Resources C. Soil Resources
Energy Resources
United States
Energy Resources
Renewable energy Non-renewable energy Future availability Net energy yield Cost Environmental effects
Biomass 12%
Coal 22%
Oil 30%
Energy Resources
Energy Resources
Energy Resources
Energy Resources
Energy Resources
Energy Sources. Primary sources of energy are fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, coal, and to a lesser extent, nuclear by fission of radioactive elements (in France however, majority of electricity is produced by nuclear), solar in direct heating, in photovoltaic cells, rivers that provide hydroelectricity which in certain regions such as the United States Pacific Northwest and in Norway and Sweden is very significant (note that it is the solar energy that actually "drives" the rivers), wind for turning turbines to generate electricity, geothermal, biomass, and possibly oil shale in the future.
Energy Resources
Energy Resources
Energy use over the next two decades is expected to increase significantly throughout the world, with highest growth rates in Asia. By the year 2015 world energy demand is projected to be around 562 quadrillion Btu or 593x109 Giga Joules. This growth represents more than a 50% increase over the consumption in 1995. Two-thirds of this increase in energy consumption is expected to be due to the developing countries concentrated mostly in Asia where energy growth is projected to be on an average of 4.2% annually, while for industrialized economies it is projected to be 1.3%.
Energy Resources
Other than nuclear power, all sources of energy are projected to grow: Oil use is expected to exceed 100 million barrels per day by 2015 which is a growth of 50% over 1995. Coal use is projected to be in excess of 7.3 billion ST or 6.6 billion MT or Mega Grams by 2015 on a world wide basis, compared to 5.1 billion ST or 4.6 billion MT or Mega Grams in 1995. Natural gas usage is expected to increase at 3.1% annually and by 2015 and is projected to be the principal fossil fuel for the world. Due to these tremendous increases in fossil fuel usage world wide, the carbon emissions to the atmosphere are expected to increase by about 60% by 2015 over the 1990 level.
Energy Resources
Fossil Fuels Oil, Natural gas, and coal are the three (fossil) fuels that are abundantly used. These fuels are remains (fossils) of life forms such as marine organisms and plant life, that flourished on our planet millions of years ago. This energy is thus a stored form of solar energy that accumulated over millions of years, and at the current and projected rates of consumption, fossil fuels will be used up in a fraction of time compared to the time it took to collect the energy from the sun.
Air compressors
Impurities removed
Crude oil
Refinery
Air injection
Safety of the reactors in terms of release of radioactive materials to the environment has been a major issue. On the other hand, nuclear energy does not generate any greenhouse gasses like the fossil fuel fired plants do. Disposal and management of the radioactive spent fuel from nuclear reactors is a major challenge and has been an impediment to its wide spread use in many countries. Some countries such as France, however, have a majority of their electricity generated by nuclear fission.
Chernobyl Disaster
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Biomass derived energy accounted for 3.02 quadrillion Btu (or 3.19x109 Giga Joules) or 3.2% of the total energy consumption in the U.S. in 19961.
Water vapor
Hydroelectric Dam
Solar Energy
Winter sun
Heat exchanger
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Wind
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PV
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Geothermal
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Solar thermal
15 12 9 6 3
Biomass
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Gearbox
Electrical generator
Power cable
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Mineral Resources
NETWORK
C. Mineral Resources
Key Concepts
Types of mineral resources Formation and location of mineral resources Extraction and processing of mineral resources Increasing supplies of mineral resources Major types, acquisition, advantages, and disadvantages of fuel resources
C. Mineral Resources
Nature and Formation of Mineral Resources
Mineral resources
Decreasing cost of extraction
Undiscovered
Reserves
Other resources
Reserve Ore
Decreasing certainty
Existence
Known
C. Mineral Resources Mineral resources Ore refers to useful metallic minerals that can be mined at a profit and in common usage to some nonmetallic minerals such as fluorite and sulfur To be considered of value, an element must be concentrated above the level of its average crustal abundance
C. Mineral Resources
Finding Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
Satellite imagery Aerial sensors (magnetometers) Gravity differences Core sampling Seismic surveys Chemical analysis of water and plants
C. Mineral Resources
Removing Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
1. Surface mining
Overburden Spoil Open-pit Dredging Strip mining
2. Subsurface mining
Room and Pillar Longwall
C. Mineral Resources
C. Mineral Resources
Mineral resources and igneous processes Some of the most important accumulations of metals are produced by igneous processes that concentrate the desirable materials Examples of igneous mineral resources Magmatic segregation Separation of heavy minerals that crystallize early or enrichment of rare elements in the residual melt Diamonds Originate at great depths Crystals are disseminated in ultramafic rock called kimberlite
C. Mineral Resources
Mineral resources and igneous processes Hydrothermal solutions Among the best known and important ore deposits Majority originate from hot, metal rich fluids that are remnants of late-stage magmatic processes Move along fractures, cools, and precipitates the metallic ions to produce vein deposits
C. Mineral Resources
Hydrothermal solutions
C. Mineral Resources
Mineral resources and metamorphic rocks Many of the most important metamorphic ore deposits are produced by contact metamorphism Sphalerite (zinc) (Zn, Fe)S Galena (lead) Chalcopyrite (copper) CuFeS2
C. Mineral Resources
Mineral resources and metamorphic rocks Regional metamorphism can also generate useful deposits Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Graphite (C )
C. Mineral Resources
Weathering and ore deposits Secondary enrichment concentrating metals into economically valuable concentrations Bauxite Principal ore of aluminum Forms in rainy tropical climates from chemical weathering and the removal of undesirable elements by leaching
C. Mineral Resources
Weathering and ore deposits Other deposits, such as many copper and silver deposits, result when weathering concentrates metals that are deposited through a low-grade primary ore Placer deposits Placers deposits formed when heavy metals are mechanically concentrated by currents Involve heavy and durable minerals Examples include Gold Platinum Diamonds
C. Mineral Resources
Nonmetallic mineral resources Use of the word mineral is very broad Two common groups Building materials Natural aggregate (crushed stone, sand, and gravel) Gypsum (plaster and wallboard) Clay (tile, bricks, and cement) Nonmetallic mineral resources Two common groups Industrial minerals Fertilizers Sulfur Salt
C. Mineral Resources
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