POLLUTION FROM COAL AND OIL IN COLOMBIA

• How does coal pollute the soil? When coal is extracted from the ground miners remove lots of soil, then the soil loses it fertility, and after that we have soil erosion.

• How does coal pollute the air? When coal is extracted from the ground, a lot of dust and coal particles are emitted and then many people get respiratory illnesses.

• How does coat pollute the water? When coal is extracted from the ground too much water is used to mine it, that water is polluted because use a lot of heavy metals.

• How does oil pollute the water? When oil is transported in ships, a few ships can have oil spills, because of this, too many fish and birds die.

• How does oil pollute the water? When oil is drilled, miners use too much water, this water ends up polluted, besides, the drilling pollutes the groundwater, due to this too many animals and people that depend on this water are affected.

• How does oil pollute the soil?  When the industrial waste from the extraction of oil is dumped on the soil, it loses its fertility because the waste contains too many chemicals that alter the composition of the soil.