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National Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in 2002

By ascook on Jun 01, 2008
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This is a graph from the EPA that demonstrates the major sources of sulfur dioxide emissions in the United States. Sulfur dioxide reacts with hydrogen peroxide in the atmosphere to form sulfuric acid, causing acid rain to form. Sulfur dioxide emissions account for about 70% of all acid deposition.

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Source Sector	Total Emissions

Miscellaneous	754
Non Road Equipment	515,081
On Road Vehicles	257,519
Residential Wood Combustion	5,093
Solvent Use	1,048
Waste Disposal	26,015
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Cody Talmadge

Cody Talmadge says

I would have never guessed that power plants produce forty times the sulfur dioxide that on road vehicles produce.

posted 3 months ago

the_will_i_am

the_will_i_am says

Wow! What kind of power generators are producing the most sulfur dioxide emissions? I wonder how the data has changed since 2002.

posted 3 months ago

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ELIZABETH PICKERING

ELIZABETH PICKERING says

Fossil fuel combustion seems like a broad category. Isn't that what cars and power plants do anyways? Other than that, everything else seems to be what I would expect, although like the others said, I would expect cars to contribute more comparatively. Although this is based in the U.S. and all cars are required to have catalytic converters...

posted 3 months ago

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