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*CO2
*methane
*nitrous
oxide
*fluorinated
compounds
What causes it?
Natural Impacts:
*Change in sun’s
energy output
*Volcanoes
*Water vapor
*clouds
Who’s Responsible?
Burning of fossil
fuels is main cause
•U.S. is leader in
greenhouse gasses
-Increase in
greenhouse gases,
acidic precipitation
Sources and Types of Air
Pollution
Automobiles, other
transportation
sources
-Carbon dioxide,
nitrogen and sulfur
oxides, products of
incomplete combustion
-Increase in
greenhouse gases,
acidic precipitation
Sources and Types of Air
Pollution
Refrigeration devices
including home,
commercial, and
vehicles
-Chlorofluorocarbons
-Destruction of the
stratospheric ozone
layer
The Carbon Cycle
Effects of Air Pollution and
Global Warming
-Rising Sea Level
-Change of precipitation and local climate
conditions; acid rain
-Alteration of forests and crop yields
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Solar Energies
Wind Power
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Biomass
Geothermal
Ch anges I n V ehic le
Syst ems
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Hybrid
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Battery-
Electric
Are These Feasible?
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Conclusion
Responsibility to improve
environmental conditions lies upon
all of us as individuals
Concentrate on preventing
environmental degradation before it
starts
Alternatives ARE feasible and Can
be Used