What are the environmental effects of minerals? |
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| Ans : Coal, diesel, petrol etc. are widely used as fuel. When these fuels are burned, the amount of smoke and carbon dioxide in the air increases and causes air pollution.
The processing of minerals also has an impact on the environment. It causes water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution. Making cement from limestone has bad effect on the environment around the cement industry. The carbon dioxide emitted from the furnaces of these industries directly pollutes the air.
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