https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc The objective of this work is to inform and raise awareness about the environmental pollution produced by vehicles en-us 2021-10-19 18:56:37 UTC 2026-02-10 22:32:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f690.png ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1829988217 Vehicle air pollution produces harmful effects on human health. Epidemiological studies that establish comparisons between urban areas (high level of contamination) and rural areas (low level of contamination) show that the increase in cases of respiratory diseases is related to the former.]]> 2021-10-20 11:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1829988217 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1829990572 The emissions from the exhausts of these vehicles contain carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides that are released into the atmosphere in significant quantities; they are the components of "photochemical oxidizing smog". For this reason, the most populated urban areas are those that suffer the most pollution of this type.]]> 2021-10-20 11:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1829990572 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830000979 Cars, trucks and buses powered by fossil fuels are one of the main sources of air pollution. They emit more than half of the nitrogen oxides in our air, and are one of the largest emitters of gases associated with global warming in the United States. Scientific studies have identified that these pollutants have negative impacts on almost every organ in the body.]]> 2021-10-20 11:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830000979 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830005034 Although air pollution brings many public health and environmental risks, we now have clean transportation technologies that can significantly reduce pollution from cars, trucks and buses, and cut oil consumption in half in the next 20 years.]]> 2021-10-20 11:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830005034 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830031452 Pollutants emitted by vehicules can affect more organs than the lungs; they are risky to health at all stages of life, and can cause premature death. They are also responsible for the global warming that is causing more intense and frequent heat waves — which also affect the health of people (especially children and the elderly) —the rise in sea levels, floods and droughts that devastate entire communities.


]]> 2021-10-20 11:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830031452 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830032095 This pollution disproportionately affects communities that have been historically marginalized, and segregated to live in contaminated areas. These communities are exposed to higher levels of air pollution because they are usually located near transportation corridors and cargo centers, and do not have the resources to move or to adapt to climate impacts.]]> 2021-10-20 11:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830032095 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830036184 An effective way to reduce pollution in the long term would be to start using electric vehicles, for example tesla has already started with this project of electric vehicles to reduce pollution]]> 2021-10-20 11:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1830036184 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1831248877 2021-10-20 18:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1831248877 ricardoacontreras11 https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1831311490 2021-10-20 18:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardoacontreras11/65jl8c56f9klj4jc/wish/1831311490