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  2. The Hidden Danger of Car Exhaust - AOL

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    A study just published in an American Heart Association journal links atherosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries -- to car exhaust. The diesel exhaust fumes robbed what is generally known as ...

  3. Exhaust gas - Wikipedia

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    Diesel exhaust is the exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine, plus any contained particulates. Its composition may vary with the fuel type, rate of consumption or speed of engine operation (e.g., idling or at speed or under load), and whether the engine is in an on-road vehicle, farm vehicle, locomotive, marine vessel, or stationary generator ...

  4. Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Idling automobiles with the exhaust pipe blocked by snow has led to the poisoning of car occupants. [83] Any perforation between the exhaust manifold and shroud can result in exhaust gases reaching the cabin. Generators and propulsion engines on boats, notably houseboats, have resulted in fatal carbon monoxide exposures. [84] [85]

  5. Diesel exhaust - Wikipedia

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    Although one study found no significant evidence that short-term exposure to diesel exhaust results in adverse extrapulmonary effects, effects that are correlated with an increase in cardiovascular disease, [64] a 2011 study in The Lancet concluded that traffic exposure is the single most serious preventable trigger of heart attack in the ...

  6. Pollution and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is a well-known PAH and carcinogen which is often found in exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke. [3] PAHs have been reported to administer their toxic effects through oxidative stress by increasing the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which can result in inflammation and cell death.

  7. Catalytic converter - Wikipedia

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    A three-way catalytic converter on a gasoline-powered 1996 Dodge Ram Simulation of flow inside a catalytic converter. A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction.

  8. Vehicular suicide - Wikipedia

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    Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning may be attempted by running the engine in an enclosed garage, or by piping the exhaust gas into the driver's compartment with a hose, but catalytic converters required for air quality regulations eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced. [1]

  9. Carbon monoxide - Wikipedia

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    Near properly adjusted gas stoves in homes, modern vehicle exhaust emissions [31] [citation needed] 17 Atmosphere of Venus: 100–200 Exhaust from automobiles in the Mexico City central area in 1975 [32] 700 Atmosphere of Mars <1,000 Car exhaust fumes after passing through catalytic converter [33] 5,000 Exhaust from a home wood fire [34] 30,000 ...