Health Effects• Cause acute respiratory problems,

temporary decreases in lung capacity, and inflammation of lung tissue

• Impair the body’s immune system • Reduce the release of oxygen to

body tissues • Increase a person’s risk of cancer-

related death • Contribute to birth defects, low

birth weight, and infant deaths • Harm blood vessels in healthy

individuals • Make healthy active children 3 to 4

times more likely to develop asthma

Pollutants• Carbon monoxide, when

inhaled, combines with hemoglobin in our blood, impairing the flow of oxygen to our brain and other parts of the body. Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless.

• Hydrocarbons, also known as air toxics. cause cancer, contribute to birth defects, and

other illnesses. • Lead, damages organs,

affects the brains, nerves,

heart, and blood.

4,800 poundsof Carbon Dioxide

per year

11,100 poundsof Carbon Dioxide

per year

2004 Toyota Prius

1.5L, 4 CVT

2005 Toyota Camry3.0L, 6

Automatic

8 poundsof Hydrocarbons

per year

29 poundsof Hydrocarbons

per year

2005 Honda Insight

1.0L, 3 ManualBin 9

2005 Hummer H2

6.0L, 8 AutomaticHDT-Bin 11

Global Warming • Sea levels are rising. Global warming could increase

the number of people affected by flooding by 20 - 50 million people.

• Spring comes earlier, fall later, and the growing season has become longer and warmer; agricultural output in poorer countries could be significantly reduced, putting 80 – 90 million poor people at risk of hunger and malnutrition later in the 21st century.

• Large cities in the U.S. may experience, on average, several hundred extra deaths per summer.

Comments• I think by buying a hybrid car it will help save our planet

form major pollutant. The more that people buy hybrid cars the more scientists will work to improve the model and safeness of the car. ~Maria~

• Buying a hybrid car, I think will decrease chances of global warming. It will reduce the use of gas and stop poisonous gases going in the air. ~Brynn~

• I think that if you buy a hybrid car lot less people will end up with cancer and will live longer. So buy a hybrid car and have a happy day! ~Caitlin~

Bibliography• www.hybridcars.com/environment.html

-Global Warming -Health effects of

Driving -Major Pollutants