Economic/Social Effects of Automobile Pollution Automobiles can be blamed for the majority of the air pollution easily. When looking at the top five contributors of air pollution, automobiles are responsible for three of them. ... This all in turn all results in more pollution, whether it is air pollution or simply noise pollution. ... "Clean Cars- Clean Air." http://www.cosmic-salamander.com/aep/Cfa-air.htm (25 Feb. 1999). 3. ... "Motor Vehicles and the 1990 Clean Air Act." http://www.epa.gov/omswww/11-vehs.htm (25 Feb. 1999). ...

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Most pollution that is released by cars comes from the exhaust, mainly in the form of hydrocarbons. ... One way to cut down on this type of pollution is to have the car tuned properly. ... In Athens the number of deaths rises on days with greater air pollution. Just breathing the air in Bombay is the same as smoking half a pack of cigarettes a day (97Brown). ... The American Lung Association says, "The unhealthy air leads to 120, 000 deaths every year" (97 Brown). ...

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We continue to rape our rain forests of their very life, we buy huge sport utility vehicles that pollute our air like the factories of the industrial revolution, and at the same time endlessly pollute our lakes, rivers, and oceans. ... First, for every car bought there has to be enough trees planted to make up for the amount of pollution that is produced by that car. ... And by creating more fuel-efficient vehicles the air quality will also increase also causing less consumption of oil. This alone should raise your eyebrow considering cars alone account for half the oil consumed in the Unit...

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It seems that an article about pollution can always be found in morning newspaper. The automobile is the chief contributor to air and noise pollution. ... Although noise is annoying, air pollution is dangerous to many of Earth's inhabitants. ... Many species of plants have become endangered or are now extinct due to air pollution. ...

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The partnership aims to create affordable, midsize passenger vehicles that will achieve 80 mi per gallon (three times greater than the average achieved in 1994) or better, and reduce air pollution (El-Messidi, Automobile Industry)". ... "A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air to produce electricity, heat and water. Fuel cells operate without combustion, so they are virtually pollution free. ... Do you want your children to grow up in a world of smog where they will never see stars at night because of all the pollution that cars make? ... Wi...

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Also known as "air toxins" these compounds cause lung irritation, cancer, birth defects, and a unique problem concerning the formation of ozone smog in the lower of the atmosphere. ... This law enables the state's Air Resources Board to set limits. California in the world's fifth largest economy home to 24 million motor vehicles, which are responsible for 40% of the state's greenhouse pollution. ... Since it is now known that 20% of the older cars are pulling 80% of the pollution (Rob Driess 2003). ... Solar cars are the oldest suggested answer to the vehicle pollution problem. ...

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Since Cambodia is a developing country, its citizens still use rusty old cars that generate much smoke in the air. If Cambodia is covered in poor air quality the air filled with carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and other contaminants, people, according to Environment and Human Health, Inc., (EHHI), as the whole nation are more likely to suffer from many diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes (EHHI, 2006).Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia, alone in 2008 consisted of roughly 2.2 million of Cambodian ...

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As the funeral scene ends, the audience is shown a montage of clips each showing pollution. ... While the montage is going, a authoritative sounding announcer goes through many different facts about smoke and pollution levels in California's most densely populated regions, all the while building the association in the viewers minds that it is a direct result of cars and not acknowledging that there are many other sources of smog and pollution. ... A large part of the film dealt with CARB (California Air Resource Board) and the policies that the group created then abolished. ...

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The automobile industry is a wide range of companies and organizations. There are many parts involved such as development, manufacture, and motor vehicles. In this essay I will focus more on the motor vehicles part. The automobile industry is one of the most important economics sectors in the world,...

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