What Are the Effects of Motor Vehicles on Environment

Recently, I read an article named "Motor Vehicles, Air Pollution, and Public Health" by Richard A. Prindle and Charles D. Yaffe. The article main mentioned that the motor vehicles industry needed to consume quantities of raw materials. Meanwhile, motor vehicles have caused lots of damage to the environment such as air pollution or detrimental cancer caused by pollution. Motor vehicles affect the environment in many ways. Air pollution is an extremely serious problem, which is caused mostly by emissions from automobiles, coal and oil industries. The automobile make up of pollution include: Particulate Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carbon dioxide, the oxides of nitrogen, and a variety of unburned or partially oxidized Hydrocarbons. All of the pollutants in our live environment, massive discharge of pollutant have an adverse affect on the atmosphere and human health. Many health problems have been caused by vehicular pollution. The article main mentioned that biological effects. "Although the adverse effects of air pollution range from economic damage, reduction of visibility, and injurious effects on crops and animals, to illness and death in people, the role of motor vehicles in producing these effects is not fully defined." Motor vehicles emissions also damaged agricultural crops and reducing visibility.

The article also mentioned that why and how to control of motor vehicles emissions. "Means for control of exhaust emissions are not yet sufficiently developed for general application. Appropriate modification of the engine, fuel or fuel supply system may be a partial solution."

Richard A. Prindle and Charles D. Yaffe." Motor Vehicles, Air Pollution, and Public Health." November 1962. 955-962. Print.