Pollution From Vehicles
Reducing car pollution - Washington State Department of Ecology
Vehicle pollutants harm our health and contain greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Burning gasoline and diesel fuel creates harmful byproducts like ...
Cars, Trucks, Buses and Air Pollution | Union of Concerned Scientists
Cars, trucks, and buses powered by fossil fuels are major contributors to air pollution. In fact, transportation emits more than half of ...
Pollution From Vehicles - Coltura
Vehicle emissions come in two main flavors: carbon dioxide pollution and air pollution. Read more below.
Smog, Soot, and Other Air Pollution from Transportation | US EPA
Passenger vehicles are regulated by EPA under light duty vehicle programs. EPA set stringent emissions standards for passenger vehicles, as well ...
Car & Bus Exposure Studies | California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
Pollutants from vehicle exhaust include carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM) such as PM 2.5 and ultrafine particles (UFP), and ...
Controlling Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles - NYSDEC
Cars, trucks, buses, off-road vehicles and planes are all considered mobile sources of air pollution. To reduce air pollution from these significant sources,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Typical Passenger Vehicle
A typical passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. This number can vary based on a vehicle's fuel, fuel economy, and the ...
Cars and Air Pollution - Ozone - ADEQ
Cars, buses, trucks, and off-highway mobile sources such as construction vehicles and boats produce at least half of the hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
Cleaner Air | US Department of Transportation
Vehicle emissions contribute to the formation of ground level ozone (smog), which can trigger health problems such as aggravated asthma, reduced ...
Vehicles, Air Pollution & Human Health
Cars and trucks are one of the leading causes of air pollution—but cleaner vehicles can help.
Motor vehicle exhausts also produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. The main greenhouse gas produced by vehicles is carbon dioxide (CO2), ...
How Much Air Pollution Comes From Cars? - Auto | HowStuffWorks
Air pollutants emitted from cars are believed to cause cancer and contribute to such problems as asthma, heart disease, birth defects and eye irritation.
Air Pollution in Your Car | American Lung Association
Cars and trucks are assembled from hundreds of different materials, including plastics, fibers, adhesives, paints and lubricants. Many of these ...
Pollutant levels are often higher inside because cars take in emissions from surrounding vehicles and recirculate them. Roadway concentrations ...
Transportation & Air Quality - Mass.gov
The Vehicles We Drive Produce 40 percent of the nation's smog-causing pollution and more than 25 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions. Bay Staters, like most ...
Transportation Emissions - DEP - NYC.gov
Emissions from transportation, primarily cars, buses, and trucks, contribute a significant amount of pollution to our air on a daily basis.
Automotive Emissions - Air Pollution, the Automobile, and ... - NCBI
To give the standard (maximum allowable level of emission in grams per mile) operational meaning, two major aspects must be defined: the driving cycle and the ...
Air pollution from cars, trucks, vans and SUVs - Canada.ca
Air pollution from cars, trucks, vans and SUVs · approximately 21 per cent of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions · approximately 51 per cent of ...
California takes bold step to reduce truck pollution
Trucks are the largest single source of air pollution from vehicles, responsible for 70 percent of the smog-causing pollution and 80 percent ...
Air pollution in cars: Causes & solutions to improve VIAQ
Air pollution in cars is most commonly caused by emissions from vehicles, as well as by industrial and agricultural processes.