The Negative Effects of Vehicle Emissions and 1 Way You Can Help

Vehicle emissions produce harmful gases! What harm do they actually do to people and the environment?

The main harmful gases that could cause your vehicle to fail an emissions test are: carbon monoxide(CO), hydrocarbons(HC), and oxides of nitrogen(NOX).

Carbon Monoxide restricts oxygen from reaching necessary parts of our bodies. This sneaky toxic gas is colorless, odorless, and, tasteless. Extended exposure to CO can give an individual flu like symptoms and/or neurological problems like confusion that can make it difficult to perform complex tasks. Dizziness and visual impairment could effect the ability to work or learn. People with cardiovascular disease are at high risk although everyone is susceptible. Extremely high exposure can cause convulsions, coma, and death. CO can effect greenhouse gases such as methane and ozone which in turn disrupts the climate. Motor vehicle exhaust contributes to two thirds of the nations CO emissions. The nation needs your help.

Hydrocarbons are the forerunner to serious smog in urban areas across the nation. The chemical reaction of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere results in a ground level ozone that irritates the respiratory system. Common symptoms are coughing, chest discomfort, sore throat, reduced lung capacity, asthma, allergies and respiratory infections. Repeated exposure to an inflamed ground ozone condition could leave an individual with permanent lung damage, reducing the quality of life. Please consider helping.

Oxides of Nitrogen mostly come from motor vehicles emissions. The significant health and environmental problems are respiratory failures, immune depletion, air pollution and acid rain. Acid rain changes the normal ph level and has damaging effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure: Fish eggs are unable to hatch; the soils microbes and nutrients are depleted changing the way plants and trees grow; various building materials begin to flake. The air pollution, like with the hydrocarbons, creates a similar array of respiratory problems ranging from coughing to permanent lung damage, or even death. Are you ready to help yet?

An estimated reduction of just one third of ozone concentrations could save thousands of lives! Many individuals sit back and wait until the government imposes restrictions on counties and states to change the way we function. If every vehicle owner took responsibility for reducing toxic emissions from their own vehicle imagine the air quality improvement that could be made. After all, vehicle emissions are a large culprit in the battle against air pollution. Air pollution can be improved one vehicle at a time! Would you take action if you knew how?

Here is how you can help! These harmful gases from vehicle emissions can be reduced by getting a more complete burn from an efficient engine and fuel system. There is a simple safe way to reduce visible exhaust and toxic exhaust by 30%-50%, increase horsepower by 5%, and improve fuel economy by 5%-20%. There are fuel additives that are EPA approved, patented and proven that can provide the above benefits. I hope this article has affected you to do your fair share and start using a fuel additive today. It is a win win solution. The fuel additive pays for it self with increased gas mileage and lower maintenance repairs making you a winner; while the nation wins with a better atmosphere. Oh and let us not forget the great feeling an individual can develop from knowing they have helped a worthy cause.

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