NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Petrol and diesel-engined motor vehicles emit a wide variety of pollutants, principally carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM10), which have an increasing impact on urban air quality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Domestic burning is the UK’s largest source of particulate matter air pollution. Reducing how much you burn improves air quality for you and your neighbours.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emissions come principally from three automotive sources: the exhaust, the fuel system (evaporative), and crankcase ventilation gases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Short-term exposure (over hours or days) can lead to a range of health impacts including lung function, coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath, exacerbation of asthma, increases in respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.