Environmentally conscious individuals subscribe to the idea that driving a car is the most polluting act humans commit. According to WGBH Educational Foundation (2011), transport is the second leading carbon disoxide emitter. Automobile emissions consist of greenhouse gases or hydrocarbons such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide (incomplete combustion), nitrous oxides and sulfur oxides. These greenhouse gases are responsible for greenhouse effect which has led to the depletion of ozone layer. The depletion of the ozone layer, which retains the heat radiated from the surface of the earth, results into global warming and climate change. Additionally, automobile emissions can be harmful to human, animal, and plant life. Some common respiratory problems are known to result from inhalation of air that has been poisoned by automobile emissions (U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, 2011).
In the recent years, acid rains have resulted to loss of vegetation or property destruction. Automobile emissions are responsible for the generation of sulfur oxides which facilitate the formation of acid rains. Automobile emission is both a local and global problem. This is because emissions in one place, for example industrial emissions in developed countries, have their effect felt across the globe. The heavy automobile emissions are to blame for the current climate change problem that threatens human life on earth.
Table of Contents
Environmental Effects of Automobile Emissions
Scientific Research on Automobile Emissions
Problems Faced by Scientists Studying Auto Emissions
Benefits of Gasoline
Limitations of Gasoline Use
Environmentally Friendly Technologies
Stop the Use of Gasoline
References
Environmental Effects of Automobile Emissions
Environmentally conscious individuals subscribe to the idea that driving a car is the most polluting act humans commit. According to WGBH Educational Foundation (2011), transport is the second leading carbon disoxide emitter. Automobile emissions consist of greenhouse gases or hydrocarbons such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide (incomplete combustion), nitrous oxides and sulfur oxides. These greenhouse gases are responsible for greenhouse effect which has led to the depletion of ozone layer. The depletion of the ozone layer, which retains the heat radiated from the surface of the earth, results into global warming and climate change. Additionally, automobile emissions can be harmful to human, animal, and plant life. Some common respiratory problems are known to result from inhalation of air that has been poisoned by automobile emissions (U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, 2011).
In the recent years, acid rains have resulted to loss of vegetation or property destruction. Automobile emissions are responsible for the generation of sulfur oxides which facilitate the formation of acid rains. Automobile emission is both a local and global problem. This is because emissions in one place, for example industrial emissions in developed countries, have their effect felt across the globe. The heavy automobile emissions are to blame for the current climate change problem that threatens human life on earth.
Scientific Research on Automobile Emissions
Scientists often obtain samples of emissions from automobiles and subject the samples to laboratory experiments. These experiments are carried out under different conditions and repeatedly. By obtaining samples from a wide range of automobiles, the scientists are able to come up with models that can help predict the effects of automobile emissions on the environment. They can also subject experimental animals, such as, guinea pigs, or plants to establish the effect of emissions on human and plant life.
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- Philip Diego (Autor:in), 2011, Environmental effects of automobile emissions, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/271571
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