Tar sands, also known as oil sands or bituminous sands, consist of clay, sand, water and a form of petroleum known as bitreum. Wheatgrass is one plant which will grow in tar sands.
Tar sands, also known as oil sands, are primarily produced in Canada, with the largest reserves located in the province of Alberta. Other countries, such as Venezuela and the United States, also have smaller deposits of tar sands.
Tar sands are needed for their potential to produce oil, which can be refined and used in various applications such as transportation fuels and petrochemical products. However, the extraction and processing of tar sands can have significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions and habitat destruction. Alternative energy sources and technologies are being developed to reduce the reliance on tar sands and other fossil fuels.
Tar sands or oil sands are consist of clay, sand, water, and bitumen. Its bitumen content is extracted and separated to purify it into oil.
Frederick W. Camp has written: 'The Tar sands of Alberta' -- subject(s): Oil sands 'The tar sands of Alberta, Canada'
There are larger known US supplies of tar sands than petroleum.
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Venezuela
Bituminous sands are oil sands , tar sands and more tecnically they're an unconventional petroleum deposit . I hope I hlped you!!
Canada
The Canadian Tar Sands in the Athabaska Valley of Northern Alberta are the world's largest deposit of a heavy oil called bitumen. That's the stuff that is used in asphalt on our major highways and byways. This form of oil is much more expensive to extract from the earth but, as the price of crude oil increases with the diminishing supply of world reserves, the tar sands deposits become increasingly more important as a source of energy. If we could stop using oil altogether, then the tar sands would no longer be important to our lifestyle.
Petropolis Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands - 2009 is rated/received certificates of: Canada:G (Quebec)