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Air pollution is produced from any internal combustion engine, including those in South Coast Air Quality Management - is the smog control agency for parts of Southern California where 14 million people breathe the dirtiest air in the US; site includes an interactive display of air quality management stations and an extensive search engine; also has information about new technology and plans for the future Common plants help reduce air pollution - a NASA study showing which plants can help reduce toxic fumes in your homes Air Pollution - lots of animated computer images on the sources and effects of air pollution US Lung Association - pamphlets, packets, and fact sheets on air pollution
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These lists of resource links are a result of a collaboration
between Eva Clement, student at the North Carolina School
for Science and Math, and members of the North
Carolina Sierra Club Medoc
Group.
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automobiles, trucks, trains, and lawnmowers, from industrial emissions, combustion of
fossil fuels for heat, intensive livestock operations, and even outdoor barbecues.
An automobile engine built in 1967 produces approximately 90 times as much air pollution
as an automobile engine built in 1998. Some factories have installed extensive
pollution-removing devices. The haze that now blankets the Smokey Mountains is
believed to be caused by coal-fired power plants in the Ohio Valley. Smog is the
most visible form of air pollution. It is the combination of smoke and fog. Air pollution
can cause and aggravate major health problems such as asthma, emphysema, allergies, heart
conditions, and cancer. 