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Air pollutants from vehicle exhaust and their health impacts
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Council Member Gennaro outlines the main air pollutants found in vehicle exhaust and their potential health consequences, particularly for children.
- Vehicle exhaust contains four of the six criteria air pollutants monitored by the U.S. EPA under the Clean Air Act
- These pollutants include particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and carbon monoxide
- Exposure to these pollutants can have severe health consequences, especially for children
Jim Gennaro
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Vehicle exhaust contains four of
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the six so called criteria air pollutants, you know, monitored by the U.
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EPA through the Clean Air Act.
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And those would be particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen oxides, often called NOx, and carbon monoxide.
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These pollutants can have severe health consequences, particularly in cases of childhood exposure.