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I think coal burning power plants are the next big one. There's been some studies that have come out lately which link coal plants to tons of modern ailments.
by deelowe 8y ago
I think coal burning power plants are the next big one. There's been some studies that have come out lately which link coal plants to tons of modern ailments.
- jaggederest 8y agoDiesel engines also. Black carbon smoke in all its forms is toxic to life, in general.
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoModern Diesel engines don’t smoke. And black Diesel is mostly just muck and not pollution in the way you think it is, clear diesel exhaust has the NOX in it. Sorry, but it seems you don’t actually know anything about diesels.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoIf we have data, let's go with the data. If all we have is opinions, let's go with mine. Diesel exhaust is a Group 1 carcinogen, which causes lung cancer and has a positive association with bladder cancer.[2][3][4][5][6] It contains several substances that are also listed individually as human carcinogens by the IARC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoThat's great! Except that your post was about black smoke which is just unburnt fuel, the actual diesel exhaust is invisible.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoI’m going to disagree here, the black smoke that comes out of diesel engines isn’t just unburnt diesel. And if it comes out of the exhaust ports on a dieeel engine is actual diesel exhaust. All that aside, airosoled diesel still wouldn’t be something you’d want to inhale much of.
- Maken 8y agoDo you work for Volkswagen?
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoNo, but I do work for a different vehicle supplier.