Contents Chapter 1 TRANSPORTATION POLLUTION page 4 Chapter 2 MANUFACTURING AND DISPOSAL page 8 Chapter 3 AIR POLLUTION page 16 Chapter 4 NOISE POLLUTION page 28 Chapter 5 HOW YOU CAN HELP page 34 Learn More about Transportation Pollution 39 Glossary 38 Index 40
Chapter 1 TRANSPORTATION POLLUTION Cars trucks planes trains and ships carry people and goods all over the world More than one billion cars are on the road And that number is growing fast Cars are a major source of transportation pollution How many cars are on the road 4
Motorized vehicles make our lives better in many ways But they come with a cost Transportation pollution is all the harmful waste these vehicles create SIMILAR TO OTHER VEHICLES PLANES PUT HARMFUL GASES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE 5
