Not exact matches
Along with carbon
pollution, coal - fired power plants spew pollutants that
form ground - level
ozone, or what we know as smog.
The study on
pollution showed that
ozone, which tends to
form on hotter days, changes the risk profile of heat stress.
BUSH: As governor, I've taken steps to reduce harmful,
ozone -
forming pollution.
BUSH: As governor, I've taken steps to reduce harmful,
ozone -
forming pollution.
«With our hot, dry summers, we tend to see higher
ozone levels because
ozone is
formed with a combination of air
pollution and sunlight.
Smog, also known as ground - level
ozone, is
formed by a reaction between sunlight and
pollution from car tailpipes, power plants and factories, fumes from volatile solvents and gasoline vapors.
Passenger vehicles and heavy - duty trucks are the main sources of this
pollution, which includes
ozone, particulate matter, and other smog -
forming emissions.
Although
ozone pollution is
formed mainly in urban and suburban areas, it ends up in rural areas as well, carried by prevailing winds or resulting from cars and trucks that travel into rural areas.
Argonne Nat» l Labs did an analysis and found the use of 6.5 billion gallons of ethanol in the US in 2007 reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 10 million tons and that E85 alone contributes to a 20 % reduction in
ozone forming pollution and a 30 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.