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What are the 4 main harmful constituents of a exhausts emissions and how they effect the environment?
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Particles can cause irritation to the eyes, nose and throat. Larger particles reaching the nose or throat will be filtered out by the body's natural defence system. However, the very tiny particles that reach deep into the lung may be absorbed into the blood stream or cause lung problems.
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What are the effects to animals and the environment with the 4 main harmful constituents of petrol engine exhaust emissions?
Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Acid Rain, Particular Matter.
What is the four main harmful constituents of petrol engine exhaust emissions?
carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, hydrocarbons
Why do you need a carbon tax?
To reduce harmful emissions into the environment from a manufacturing process.
What harm do motor vehicles do to the environment?
They release harmful gasses into the atmosphere - which are inhaled by people and animals. Some of the components of car exhausts are carcinogenic.
Why is fuel economy important?
For the vehicle owner it saves money. For the environment, it means less harmful emissions.
What is a harmful substance added to the environment?
The general term for it is environmental pollution.
What converter cleans harmful gases in car exhausts?
Catalytic converter.
What are the harmful effects of increased fuel consumption?
Harmful effects of increased fuel consumption include more emissions and pollution in the environment. Making vehicles more efficient greatly helps to reduce the harmful effects.
What types of pollution contributes to asthma reduced lung function and respiratory diseases such as bronchitis?
The types of pollution that contribute to Asthma, reduced lung function, and respiratory diseases include suspended particles (such as dust and soot), fibers (asbestos), and harmful compounds (hydrocarbons, ozone). Smoking, industrial emissions, and vehicle exhausts account for the majority of these irritants.
Does calcium carbonate remove harmful emissions?
no.
How do you save fuel to save the environment?
Saving fuel can help the environment because less harmful emissions go into the atmosphere. Carpooling, planning errands, and biking or bus riding are ways that people can save fuel.
What a catalyst converter does?
speeds up a reaction or changes harmful gasses in car exhausts into harmless gasses
