01-20-2007, 11:58 AM
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| Guest | Re: OT Interesting video
>> Actually the sources can be pinpointed pretty well. Certainly there
>> are lots of sources, but the lion's share of air pollution is from
>> motor vehicles.
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>Given that air and air pollution are globally distributed and do not
>keep pollutants segregated, it is impossible to pinpoint sources in a
>practical way. "Hmm, that smells like pollution from a 1978 Chevy
>Caprice" is not really a doable proposition.
In th e U.S. at least, it's very practical to estimate what portion of the
overall pollution is from that 1978 Chevy Caprice.
Chris Neary
diabloridr@tcsn.net
"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh
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