The four pollutants consist of carbon monoxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide. Carbon monoxide which is released from cars and furnaces can be the most deadly out of all four pollutants. ... Some of the homes in my development have installed the solar panels and say that it was a great investment so the idea of getting a system is not far off; 4) I will increase the amount of times I car pool, ride a bike or take a run which will cut back on gas fumes given off by my car because this gives off nitrous oxide which is toxic to the lungs and contributes to the increase in ozone, carbo...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane (CH4) are produced by the burning of fossil fuels, expelled from living and dead biomass, and released by the metabolic processes of microorganisms in the soil, wetlands, and oceans of our planet. ... These gases may have consisted of hydrogen (H2), water vapor, methane (CH4) , and carbon oxides. Prior to 3.5 billion years ago the atmosphere probably consisted of carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), water (H2O), nitrogen (N2), and hydrogen. ... Sulfur dioxide Sulfur dioxide, is released into the atmosphere when coal and oil are burnt ...

• Word Count: 2950
• Approx Pages: 12

The most common and harmful greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide, or CO2. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are responsible for the many growing holes in the ozone layer. ... True long-term thinking is how your individual actions affect the future of mankind as a whole, and the many generations to come that will have to live with your carbon footprint and many other negative impacts. ...

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5

ScottishPower estimate that the carbon dioxide savings would be considerable and the development would go a long way towards attaining the UK target for 10% of power produced through renewable sources by 2010. ... On the basis of policies that can be quantified, the programme could also deliver a cut of 19 per cent in carbon dioxide by 2010. ... In March 2001, it was announced that energy intensive industry sectors had signed more than 40 agreements with formal targets for cutting carbon emissions and tackling climate change. ... The Government launched in mid August 2001 its £215 m...

• Word Count: 1018
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Name: Anonymous Submitted: 08.29.01 Word Count: 4987 "This site kicks-ass!!" The Ozone a Hole in the Theory The protective ozone layer around our world undergoes much thought and debate. The "Hole", however, only exists in the minds of environmental, self-serving scientists and politic...

• Word Count: 4635
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

Clorofloro Carbons "CFC's" are what we as humans use to help us cool are refrigerator and cars. ... Damage to the ozone layer is expected to cause higher rates of skin cancer, cataracts, crop damage, the marine food cycle, and an increase in carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming. ...

• Word Count: 1083
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

CFC's (various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine) are the major cause of ozone depletion. ... It is caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). ...

• Word Count: 942
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

"These chemicals are called Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) and include many gases containing chlorine and bromine, such as: chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs, substances containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon), "Halons", used for fire fighting, methyl bromide, used in agriculture... A decrease in phytoplankton growth would reduce the uptake of carbon dioxide by the oceans, thus leaving more CO2 in the atmospheric reservoir. ...

• Word Count: 1505
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ozone, a mixture of oxygen and carbon monoxide and dioxide, exists in the stratosphere, above the "breathable- atmosphere of the Earth. ... Fortunately, carbon monoxide reduction and pollution controls have reduced smog and ozone to a great extent in North America and Europe. ...

• Word Count: 1616
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"These chemicals are called Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) and include many gases containing chlorine and bromine, such as: chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs, substances containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon), "Halons", used for fire fighting, methyl bromide, used in agriculture... A decrease in phytoplankton growth would reduce the uptake of carbon dioxide by the oceans, thus leaving more CO2 in the atmospheric reservoir. ...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Chlorofluorocarbons also known as CFCs, are industrially produced chemical compounds that contain the elements chlorine, fluorine, carbon, and sometimes hydrogen that will break down the protective ozone in the atmosphere. ... Some speculate this is because of the reduced ozone above Antarctica and the carbon dioxide warming in the troposphere. ...

• Word Count: 2237
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When speaking of the automobile alone "...each gallon of gas burned releases 22 pounds of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...the car is the single largest contributor to global warming " (Rifkin 179). ...

• Word Count: 3320
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

When speaking of the automobile alone "...each gallon of gas burned releases 22 pounds of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...the car is the single largest contributor to global warming " (Rifkin 179). ...

• Word Count: 3320
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School