.:Health Effects:.
Car pollution can be very harming to the environment and health. In health, blood carries oxygen through all of the body organs. The same blood stream can carry all of the toxic substances that car exhausts’ release. There are many ways in which these substances can be carried to them bloodstream. They can enter the human bloodstream through the nose, mouth, skin, and the digestive tract. The toxic chemicals known to be harmful, such as benzene, lead and other heavy metals, carbon monoxide, volatile nitrites, pesticides, and herbicides. These substances have been shown to produce harmful effects on the blood, bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes. These are just some of the many things that pollution for car exhaust can do to our health.
.:How Can We Stop This?:.
A way that we can all help stop this is buying Hybrid cars. Hybrid cars use two or more power sources enabling it to use less gas than a normal car would use. Common among those power sources are On-board rechargable energy storage system (RESS), a fueled power source, air and internal combustion engines, and electically powered motors. Making it economically a good thing considering gas prices are up to about $4.00 per gallon. Hybrid cars cost more than a normal car does because of the techonolgy it has. For example a normal Toyota Camry cost $18,720 and a Hybrid Toyota Camry cost $25,350. It is about $7,000 more expensive, but in the long run you will probably end up saving more money and more lives. The normal Camry has a 21 mpg rating, while the Hybrid Camry has a 33 mpg rating. Meaning you get about 12 extra miles per gallon than an owner of a non-hybrid car.