Oil Sand Extraction in Canada

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No Poverty

par Aylén Bailone Bringas

Natural World

par Kathleen Terhune

ENVIRONMENTALPROBLEMS

par jose gutierrez

QUANTIFIERS

par Diana Milagros

Oil Sand Extraction in Canada

Wildlife Impacts

Throw off food chain

Certain species going extinct

Loss of Habitat land

Tailings

Contaminate soil

Cause Erosion and sinkholes

Source of toxic chemicals

Water Impacts

Removed contaminated water creates tailings

Pollutes water

Water is removed from nearby sources

Climate Impacts

Risk of spill severely affect environment

Increase of cancer and respiratory diseases

Emits greenhouse gases