SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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air
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water
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vehicle exhaust
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land and water
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vehicle pollutants harm our health and contain greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Burning gasoline and diesel fuel creates harmful byproducts like nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, benzene, and formaldehyde. In addition, vehicles emit carbon dioxide, the most common human-caused greenhouse gas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pollutants released by motorist vehicles include carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the form of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), hydrocarbons (HC), sulfur oxides (SOX) in forms of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sulfur trioxide (SO3), and particulate matter (PM10).
Detailed explanation-3: -The luxury sports car brand Bugatti received the highest NEDC with an average of 0.52 kg/km-much higher than any other brand. In second place was Rolls Royce with 0.35 kg/km, followed by Lamborghini and Ferrari with similar NEDC data.
Detailed explanation-4: -carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM); and. volatile organic compounds (VOC).