Environmental impacts of industry

Question 1

Impacts of industry on environment(5)

Answer 1

Noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution, traffic congestion, visual landscape, soil degradation

Question 2

Strategies for sustainability(3)

Answer 2

Heavy fines for pollution incidents, desulphurisation, targets put in place

Question 3

Benefits of quarrying(5)

Answer 3

£15 million to local economy, creates jobs in areas with limited opportunities, provision of construction materials, provides income to local councils, high demand for productions of it

Question 4

Quarrying

Answer 4

Extracting stone or other/differing materials from a quarry

Question 5

Negatives of quarrying(5)

Answer 5

Heavy industry creates noise, traffic congestion, loss of farming land, visual pollution, non-renewable resources