Environmental Pollution Argument

Environmental Pollution Argument

The selected item chosen works on an internal combustion engine that uses regular grade gasoline, 87 octanes, as the fuel source. The fuel reserve is a 21 gallon tank and supplies a V shaped engine with six cylinders also known as a V6 engine. My selected item is a vehicle; to be exact it is a 2003 Toyota Four-Runner sports utility vehicle or SUV. The Four-Runnner as with most vehicles is a mode of transportation used for commuting to and from work, or for working, used for running errands, traveling; basic mode of transportation for numerous purposes and reason.

When a car's engine is running numerous different types of gases and particles are emitted and any number of the emission and particles has damaging effects on the environment and human health. The primary emissions from car and light truck engines are nitrogen gas (N2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O). Carbon dioxide is one of many products of combustion, hydrogen in the fuel bonds with the oxygen in the air. Emission of carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and thought to contribute to global warming. Water vapor is also a product of combustion, the hydrogen in the fuel bonds with the oxygen in the air (How Stuff Works.com, 2013). Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas, is odorless and colorless. Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2 combined are NOx) are contributors to smog and acid rain and an irritant to human mucus membranes (How Stuff Works.com, 2013). There are more than a dozen volatile organic compounds called hydrocarbons, are known to be carcinogens (King, 2013).

The effects on the environment from vehicle emissions are wide ranging and various. The emission of greenhouse gas contributes to global warming and the changes in the weather patterns, melting of polar caps and reduction of the arctic ice. The effects on the ecosystem include changing the pH of waterways and soils with acid rain and can hare organism that rely on the environment resources. Some air pollutants and solid partials land on the ground and surface waters and enter into the food supply; the pollutants can affect reproductive, respiratory, immune, and neurological systems of animals, which can be consumed by humans