Automobile Emissions, CO and Asthma

Automobile emissions, CO and asthma car emissions are a by-product of engine combustion process and loss of fuel. Studies have shown that 10% to 30% of vehicles are causing a majority of automobile-related air pollution despite an increase in the number of vehicles on the road. This fact sheet lists some of the air pollutants related to automotive exhaust emissions. As the exposure to these contaminants may cause serious health problems, the US Environmental Protection Agency set air quality standards to protect our healthy asthma.

Everyone, such as babies and adolescents, may get asthma. The tendency to develop asthma is usually hereditary; in other words, asthma is more common in some families. In addition, certain environmental factors such as respiratory infections, especially respiratory syncytial virus or rhinovirus infection may cause asthmatic attacks. According to a recent medical report, patients with asthma may have more serious problems due to H1N1 infection. It is also suggested that there is a correlation between day care environment and wheezing. People who started day care on their early days were twice as likely to breathe in the first year of life than those who did not participate in day care. Other environmental factors such as smoke, allergens, automobile exhaust gases, environmental pollutants, etc. are related to asthma.

Automobile emissions, CO and asthma car emissions are a by-product of engine combustion process and loss of fuel. Studies have shown that 10% to 30% of vehicles are causing a majority of automobile-related air pollution despite an increase in the number of vehicles on the road. This fact sheet lists some of the air pollutants related to automotive exhaust emissions. As the exposure to these contaminants may cause serious health problems, the US Environmental Protection Agency set air quality standards to protect our healthy asthma.