1. Haley Tole, Tom Nagy, Jon Tosh Aluminum

2. How it’s Used in the US • Package beverages • Car parts- radiator, bumpers, wheels • Building construction-roofing, siding • Gum wrappers • Aluminum foil • Electrical products • Household cooking products-pots & pans

3. Environmental Consequences • Green house gas emissions- result from electrical consumption of smelters (way aluminum is produced) & bi-products of processing. • Primary aluminum production is the leading source of per fluorocarbon emissions in the US. • Sulfur Dioxideis one of the primary precursors of acid rain. • Uses large amounts of electricity, water and resources to produce.

4. Cultural Consequences • Extremely costly • Air pollution levels are drastically raised • Effects the next generations lifestyle by having limitations to the cleanliness of the air.

5. Environmental Effects • Toxic agent to freshwater organisms • Acidic Precipitation= High concentrations of Aluminum in fresh water • Aluminum also can accumulate in plants

6. Ways to Prevent Aluminum Issues • Recycling- recycle aluminum cans so they get reused instead of throwing them out • Littering- leaving aluminum cans on the street is a direct cause of environmental issues

7. What Should Be Done? • Recycling Awareness • Littering Penalties • Community Service • More Recycling Cans especially at convenience stores and street corners

8. Works Cited • Gagnon, Steve. "The Element Aluminum[Click for Isotope Data]." It's Elemental. Steve Gagnon, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele013.html>. • Curtis, Chris. "What Is Aluminum Used For? - Curiosity." Curiosity. Discovery Communications, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-is-aluminum-used-for>. Callahan, R. "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE - 1998." USGS Minerals Information: Aluminum Plants Worldwide. USGS, 9 Sept. 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2012. <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/aluminum/alplants.html>.