Air Pollution and Automobiles
Running head: Air Pollution and Automobiles
Air Pollution and Automobiles
Jason Madison
COM 220
February 22, 2010
Will Tyler
The automobiles that we travel in everyday play a vital role in our lives. They get us around from one place to another on a daily basis. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA 2010) many studies show that exhaust emissions from these vehicles are the number one air pollutant in the United States. Air pollution causes many different issues that affect personal health as well as environmental factors. Over the years many different studies have been done by different people and agencies showing how reducing air pollution from automobiles can only benefit the earth. The government has been one of the largest advocates of lowering emissions from automobiles. Because excessive exhaust emissions created by automobiles is a major factor in air pollution, the government has enacted many laws and regulations limiting the amount of emissions vehicles may produce.
Automobiles are a major cause of air pollution around the world. As the number of vehicles on the road increases, the amount of emissions from these vehicles increases. As of 2003 Leslie Miller shows that the (World Almanac 2003) reported that there were more than 107 million households throughout the United States (U.S.) Leslie reported that the Bureau of Transportation statistics show that there are roughly 204,000,000 vehicles registered in the U.S. That produces a ratio of 1.9 cars to 1.8 people per household in the U.S. The number of vehicles registered in the U.S. has been doubling every five years. If this trend continues as it has over the past 30 years, by the year 2030 there will be approximately 1,200,000,000 (1.2 Billion) vehicles producing some type of toxic emission into our earth’s atmosphere.
The vehicles that we drive produce many different toxic gasses affecting our earth negatively. These emissions affect our environment and
Air Pollution and Automobiles
Jason Madison
COM 220
February 22, 2010
Will Tyler
The automobiles that we travel in everyday play a vital role in our lives. They get us around from one place to another on a daily basis. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA 2010) many studies show that exhaust emissions from these vehicles are the number one air pollutant in the United States. Air pollution causes many different issues that affect personal health as well as environmental factors. Over the years many different studies have been done by different people and agencies showing how reducing air pollution from automobiles can only benefit the earth. The government has been one of the largest advocates of lowering emissions from automobiles. Because excessive exhaust emissions created by automobiles is a major factor in air pollution, the government has enacted many laws and regulations limiting the amount of emissions vehicles may produce.
Automobiles are a major cause of air pollution around the world. As the number of vehicles on the road increases, the amount of emissions from these vehicles increases. As of 2003 Leslie Miller shows that the (World Almanac 2003) reported that there were more than 107 million households throughout the United States (U.S.) Leslie reported that the Bureau of Transportation statistics show that there are roughly 204,000,000 vehicles registered in the U.S. That produces a ratio of 1.9 cars to 1.8 people per household in the U.S. The number of vehicles registered in the U.S. has been doubling every five years. If this trend continues as it has over the past 30 years, by the year 2030 there will be approximately 1,200,000,000 (1.2 Billion) vehicles producing some type of toxic emission into our earth’s atmosphere.
The vehicles that we drive produce many different toxic gasses affecting our earth negatively. These emissions affect our environment and
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