What percentage of air pollution is due to cars?
Posted by staff / December 13, 2010
Motor vehicles emit a number of pollutants. Perhaps the most damaging is particulate matter, a combination of organic material and inorganic substances.
But just how much pollution do cars produce? Seventy-five percent of carbon monoxide emissions come from automobiles. In urban areas, harmful automotive emissions are responsible for anywhere between 50 and 90 percent of air pollution.
Full article at HowStuffWorks.com.
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A very mis-leading article. The pollutants listed are actually a very small portion of total pollution, so, while these categories may be generated predominantly by autos, they are not responsible for most pollution.