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Natural Resources: Aluminum

Natural Resources: Aluminum. Bianca Quattrocchi Mike Ditizii Mike DeSomma Mike Gibson . How is this Resource used in the United States?. Aluminum is the second most used metal. Transportation Motorcycle Airplane parts Auto parts License Plates Packaging Foil Trays Candy/gum wrappers.

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Natural Resources: Aluminum

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  1. Natural Resources: Aluminum Bianca Quattrocchi Mike Ditizii Mike DeSomma Mike Gibson

  2. How is this Resource used in the United States? • Aluminum is the second most used metal. • Transportation • Motorcycle • Airplane parts • Auto parts • License Plates • Packaging • Foil • Trays • Candy/gum wrappers

  3. Continued • Building and construction • Siding • Roofing • Gutters • Window frames

  4. The environmental consequences of extracting Aluminum • A huge amount of electricity is used to make the final product in the Aluminum process. • The releasing of perfluorocarbons during the aluminum process are 9,200 times worse then carbon dioxide in terms of global warming • Particulates also released during processing compromise air quality. • Higher aluminum concentration cause effects on fish, birds and other animals. • Aluminum may accumulate in plants and cause health problems for animals that consume these plants.

  5. More Environmental Consequences • Aluminum can take place through food, through breathing and by skin contact. • Revealingly up taking significant concentrations of aluminum can lead to serious health effects, such as: • - Damage to the central nervous system • - Dementia • - Loss of memory • - Listlessness • - Severe trembling

  6. The cultural consequences of extracting this product • Aluminum toxicity causes many symptoms in humans • Mimics Alzheimer’s disease • Extreme nervousness and headaches • Anemia and decreased kidney and liver function • Memory loss and speech problems • Softening of bones and aching muscles

  7. What industry is doing • The Aluminum association working with the DOE is working together to make greater gains in reducing energy • The aluminum association has strategically administered pollution control efforts to help decrease aluminum toxicity • Many projects also trying to help are under the DOE’s “Industries of the Future” program

  8. Where we get it from Rank Country/Region Aluminiumproduction (thousands of tonnes) metric tons — World 44,100[3] 1 China People's Republic of China 18,000[3] 2 Russia 4,000[3] 3Canada 2,970[3] 4 United States 1,990[3] 5 Australia 1,930[3] United Arab Emirates 1,800[3] 7 India 1,700[3] 8 Brazil 1,410[3] 9 Bahrain 870[3] 10 Norway 800[3] 11 South Africa 800[3] 12 Iceland 790[3] 13 Mozambique 560[3] 14 Iran 460 [4] 16 Germany 450[3] 15 Argentina 400

  9. What we think • There should be a cleaner and more productive way to make aluminum • Keep supporting the DOE using less amount of energy • Keep supporting the aluminum association trying to get rid of the pollution.

  10. Work Cited • "Industry Overview." Aluminum. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2013. • "What Is Aluminum Used For? - Curiosity." Curiosity. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2013. • "Aluminum - Al." Aluminium. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. • "List of Countries by Aluminium Production." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 26 Sept. 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaSwimvCGA8

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