Types of water pollution
L & GAS
Oil sands are deposits of sand, saturated with petroleum or other hydrocarbons. Oil is extracted from these oil sands and is used to make items like toothpaste, sneakers, and cosmetics. The Canadian Oil Sands are the second largest resource of oil after Saudi Arabia, most of these reserves are in Alberta, Canada. When the oil is drilled and the coal is mined, all the chemicals go into the water and contaminate it. The effect of the oil in the water depends on the viscosity, volatility, and toxicity. Oil, in high enough concentrations, can poison animals by internal and external routes of exposure. birds and mammals often die because oil fouls fur feathers so that they no longer insulate. Smaller organism can be smothered by a thick layer of oil washing ashore.
FORESTRY- Alberta has about 38 million hectares of forest land to manage. Forestry impact the boreal forest by landscape fragmentation and potential effects on hydrology an aquatic ecosystems.
MINING- Mining activities impact the boreal forest. It can cause fragmentation of the forest, diversion of water flow, and pollution. During rainfall, the chemicals from mining mix in with the fresh water rivers and contaminate the water. This can cause a effect on the boreal ecosystem. A remediation and reclamation of affected landscapes can take decades.
HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT- Is generated from natural flow of water. The electricity is created by the fall of water onto the turning blade of a turbine, that is connected to a generator that makes energy into electricity. The developments alter the hydrology of river systems and influences wetlands and associated riparian and upland habitats.
Oil sands are deposits of sand, saturated with petroleum or other hydrocarbons. Oil is extracted from these oil sands and is used to make items like toothpaste, sneakers, and cosmetics. The Canadian Oil Sands are the second largest resource of oil after Saudi Arabia, most of these reserves are in Alberta, Canada. When the oil is drilled and the coal is mined, all the chemicals go into the water and contaminate it. The effect of the oil in the water depends on the viscosity, volatility, and toxicity. Oil, in high enough concentrations, can poison animals by internal and external routes of exposure. birds and mammals often die because oil fouls fur feathers so that they no longer insulate. Smaller organism can be smothered by a thick layer of oil washing ashore.
FORESTRY- Alberta has about 38 million hectares of forest land to manage. Forestry impact the boreal forest by landscape fragmentation and potential effects on hydrology an aquatic ecosystems.
MINING- Mining activities impact the boreal forest. It can cause fragmentation of the forest, diversion of water flow, and pollution. During rainfall, the chemicals from mining mix in with the fresh water rivers and contaminate the water. This can cause a effect on the boreal ecosystem. A remediation and reclamation of affected landscapes can take decades.
HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT- Is generated from natural flow of water. The electricity is created by the fall of water onto the turning blade of a turbine, that is connected to a generator that makes energy into electricity. The developments alter the hydrology of river systems and influences wetlands and associated riparian and upland habitats.