Automobile exhaust

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002470",
  "term": "Automobile exhaust",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Automobile Exhaust",
  "definition": "Products of the combustion in the automobile engine. Exhaust pollutants include hydrocarbon emissions, nitrogen oxides, collectively known as NOx, carbon monoxide (CO) a product of incomplete combustion and carbon dioxide which does not directly impair human health, but is a “greenhouse gas” that traps the earth’s heat and contributes to the potential for global warming.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA Automobile Emissions: An Overview at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/05-autos.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/automobile-exhaust/"
}