June 05, 2023
Coal contains trace amounts of uranium and thorium that are added to the atmosphere when coal is burned. Coal power plants emit more radiation than nuclear power plants, but both emissions are considerably less than a person experiences from other common sources, like the Sun.
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During the 1970s and ’80s, acid rain was one of the most well-known environmental problems in Europe and North America, but what has happened to it since?
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