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Car Pollution - A Basic Introduction to Car Exhaust Fumes

M1CCAP take a general look at the effects of car exhaust fumes and car pollution on the environment and what can be done to avoid it.

Car Pollution - some simple facts:

  • Driving a car is the most polluting act the average UK citizen commits.
  • In most cities car pollution is the biggest source of air pollution.
  • Car pollution contributes to smog, acid rain, and global warming.
  • Cars are getting bigger and heavy goods vehicles are replacing smaller ones. The average new vehicle in 2001 consumed more fuel that its counterpart in 1988.
  • Owners of fuel guzzling cars, beware - your car's emissions may one day be scanned when you least expect it. NASA in the US has announced that a device designed to study greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere will be used by a private company to make auto-emissions detectors that work along the side of a road.
  • Dedicated bus lanes and priority given to cars and vehicles with 3 or more passengers would cut car pollution drastically.
  • Traffic can be better scheduled with companies placing emphasis on increasing commercial traffic at night. Large companies can stagger working hours and decentralise administrative operations.
  • Combustion engines contribute to carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere and are responsible for climate changes.
  • The adverse health effects of car pollution are pervasive and difficult to measure.
  • A short list of the likely pathogens in car exhaust: Carbon monoxide
    Nitrogen dioxide
    Sulphur dioxide
    Nitrogen monoxide
    Benzene
    Formaldehyde
    Polycyclic hydrocarbons

M1 Corridor Clean Air Partnership
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Sheffield City Council
2-10 Carbrook Hall Road
Sheffield
S9 2DB

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