Burning fossil fuels - environmental effects

Outline

1. Origin of fossil fuels

2. CO2 emissions

3. SO2 emissions

4. NO2 emissions

5. Personal opinion

Fossil fuels

Carbon (C) Hydrogen (H2)Nitrogen (N2)Oxygen (O2)Sulfur (S)

83 - 87%10 - 14%0,1 - 2%0,1 - 1,5%0,5 - 6%

Main combustion product: CO2

Example: mineral oil

CO2 emissions

Greenhouse effect

SO2 emissions

Germany

Energy productions

Households and small consumers

Industrial processes

Processing industry

Military and other small resources

Waste and efluent

Traffic

Fugitive emissions from combustible material

West Germany

East Germany

Europe-wide coming into effect from Helsinki-protocolls to sulfur dioxide-reductions

West Germany

East Germany

SO2-emissions by category

NOx emission

energy business

Acid rain• Characteristic

Low pH rain with 50 times higher acidity than normal

• CauseSO2 and NOx air pollution

• ResultForest dieback

Personal opinion