Name_______________________________ Date____________ Period_______ REVIEW of Coal Pollutants
Chapter 11 Review
Please complete the table below. (1 point for each correctly filled-in box)
1. The burning of coal is associated with four pollutants. Three of these pollutants are contained within the
coal and released when the coal is burned. The other pollutant is formed during the combustion of coal.
Please list all four pollutants in the table below and
2. Note which pollutants are found within the coal and which is not.
3. List one environmental impact for each.
4. Describe how each pollutant is removed by the methods listed in the table, or state whether the pollution
reduction methods have no effect.
#1
#2
#3
Coal
Pollutant
within
coal or
not
Environmental impact of
Pollutant
#4
Removal of Pollutant
Fluidized bed
Scrubbers
combustion
Identify 3 coal mining methods
Describe the restoration process that is required for the land as a result of surface mining of coal.
Identify the major environmental impact of mining coal. Discuss.
Identify 4 environmental impacts of burning coal. Discuss the consequence of each. Explain the
methods in place to reduce each pollutant. (Be sure to say when reduction occurs.)
What are synfuels and why are they not used more extensively if there are concerns
about diminishing global reserves of traditional fossil fuels?
Outline the current U.S. energy strategy