Re:How much does air pollution cost the U.S.?
by peter303 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:52PM
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Its 23 pounds of CO2 per 7 pound gallon of gasoline. Simple chemistry. A (CH2)x unit in gasoline combusts to CO2. Thats an increase from 14 atomic units to 44 atomic units by replacing H by O.
Since the average internal combustion vehicle uses 500 gallons a year, that is about 6 tons of CO2.
Since the average internal combustion vehicle uses 500 gallons a year, that is about 6 tons of CO2.