Vehicular Pollution - Research Article from Pollution A to Z

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 8 pages of information about Vehicular Pollution.

Vehicular Pollution - Research Article from Pollution A to Z

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 8 pages of information about Vehicular Pollution.
This section contains 2,100 words
(approx. 7 pages at 300 words per page)
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The large majority of today's cars and trucks travel by using internal combustion engines that burn gasoline or other fossil fuels. The process of burning gasoline to power cars and trucks contributes to air pollution by releasing a variety of emissions into the atmosphere. Emissions that are released directly into the atmosphere from the tailpipes of cars and trucks are the primary source of vehicular pollution. But motor vehicles also pollute the air during the processes of manufacturing, refueling, and from the emissions associated with oil refining and distribution of the fuel they burn.

Primary pollution from motor vehicles is pollution that is emitted directly into the atmosphere, whereas secondary pollution results from chemical reactions between pollutants after they have been released into the air.

Despite decades of efforts to control air pollution, at least 92 million Americans still live in areas with chronic smog problems. The...

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