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WHAT IS AUTOMOBILE
POLLUTION?y Most automobiles in use today however are propelled
by a internal combustion engine, fueled by deflagrating gasoline (also known as petrol) or diesel.
y Both fuels are known to cause air pollution and arealso blamed for contributing to climate change andglobal warming.
y Increasing costs of oil-based fuels, tighteningenvironmental laws and restrictions on green houseemissions are propelling work on alternative powersystems for automobiles.
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POLLUTION
y Gasoline impairs brain development among
children and has been connected to elevated bloodpressure and resulting hypertension, heart attacks,and premature death in adults.
y The direct damage to our bodies from auto
pollution is the fact that car emissions arecontributing to an overall warming of the entireplanet, which could destroy the world's food chain..
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EFFECTSy Cars damage our environment by the emissions
released from the combustion system of an automobile
y Certain emissions effect out environment and dodamage to the greenhouse effect. The atmospheretraps these rays after they have entered, keeping the
Earth warm and habitable.
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y Car's air conditionings release CFC's, which is achemical used in the cooling process, orrefrigeration process of man made objects. Thesebreaks down ozone molecules.
y Without an ozone layer these rays would effecthumans with non-melanoma skin cancer, as well asdamaging plant life, marine life, and animal life.
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y A utomobiles include cars, trucks, motorcyclesand boats (anything that burns gas). They
leave oil, antifreeze, grease and metals onstreets and driveways.
y They also emit nitrogen and othercontaminants, which settle in water.
A mericans dump enough oil to contaminateabout 1.5 trillion gallons of water every year.
y A lso, many car washing detergents containphosphorus.
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FACTS:AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION
y Oil, petroleum products and other toxins from automobileskill fish, plants, aquatic life and even people.
y One quart of oil will contaminate thousands of gallons of water because it doesn't dissolve. These toxins as well astrace metals and degreasing agents used on automobilescontaminate drinking water and can cause major illness.
y
Some of these toxins and metals are absorbed in various sealife and cause medical problems to people when eaten.Phosphorus and nitrogen cause explosive growth of algae,which depletes water of oxygen, killing fish and aquatic life.
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y R educe use, and car pool.
y Monitor and repair any leaks.
y A lways take used oil, batteries and other f luids to a
repair shop for proper disposal.y Never allow oil or other toxins to runoff into the ground,
street gutters or storm drains.
y Take your car to a commercial car wash or use
detergents that don't contain phosphorus to wash yourcar and direct the flow of runoff to grass clippings orgravel instead of the street..
y When purchasing a new automobile look for cars withhigh fuel efficiency ratings.
Solution to prevent
automobile pollution
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