by sean madden jake waldron nicki keleshian. transportation: cars, railway cars, bicycles, trucks,...
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ALUMINUM
By Sean MaddenJake Waldron
Nicki Keleshian
Uses
Transportation: Cars, railway cars, bicycles, trucks, etc
Packaging: Aluminum Foil, beverage cans
Construction: windows, doors, siding, building wire.
Environmental Consequences
Extraced from rock Bauxite (Bow-ite). To extract Aluminum from Bauxite, a
process called Electrolysis is used. For the process, a large amount of electricty. To make the electricty, an extreme amount of fossil fuels have to be burned. This then is a perfect example of the “Greenhouse Effect.”
Cultural Effects
Rural areas near aluminum deposits are in danger because of the concentration acid, slows down plant growth. This can lead to a major loss of crops for markets and rural centered communities.
Global Aluminum Deposits
Industrial Influence
With the US being the largest consumer of Aluminum, and the 4th largest producer of the metal, there is a wide market. As for the environment, there is a large controversy over the amount of energy used because of electrolysis. Approximately 225 trillion tons of electricity is used yearly.
Possible Changes
To produce Aluminum at a safer circumstance:
Alternate Energy: Wind Solar Power Gio-thermal Bio-mass
The End