A Promising but Expensive Method of Preventing the Escape into the Atmosphere

question 26

Multiple Choice

A promising but expensive method of preventing the escape into the atmosphere of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel power plants is to

• A) pump it into underground reservoirs.
• B) pump it into lakes and rivers.
• C) make syngas from it.
• D) convert it to carbon monoxide in special furnaces.

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