<P> The environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use , waste management , water and air pollution , caused by the coal mining , processing and the use of its products . In addition to atmospheric pollution , coal burning produces hundreds of millions of tons of solid waste products annually , including fly ash , bottom ash , and flue - gas desulfurization sludge , that contain mercury , uranium , thorium , arsenic , and other heavy metals . </P>
<P> The environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use , waste management , water and air pollution , caused by the coal mining , processing and the use of its products . In addition to atmospheric pollution , coal burning produces hundreds of millions of tons of solid waste products annually , including fly ash , bottom ash , and flue - gas desulfurization sludge , that contain mercury , uranium , thorium , arsenic , and other heavy metals . </P>
explain damaging effects of burning of coal and petroleum
explain damaging effects of burning of coal and petroleum
hundreds of millions of tons of solid waste products annually , including fly ash , bottom ash , and flue - gas desulfurization sludge , that contain mercury , uranium , thorium , arsenic , and other heavy metals .
hundreds of millions of tons of solid waste products annually , including fly ash , bottom ash , and flue - gas desulfurization sludge , that contain mercury , uranium , thorium , arsenic , and other heavy metals .