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Nitrogen Dioxide is produced in lightning flashes and by certain soil organisms as well as the action of sunlight on atmospheric gases, but only in tiny amounts. The main source of such air pollution is from vehicle exhaust fumes where the vehicle has not been fitted with a catalytic converter.

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