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Article #4062Re: 12 States May Adopt CA Standards
From: Kurt Meyers
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 10:59
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 10:59
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>In article <2heq61$lfv@access.digex.net> jb@access.digex.net (John) writes: > >Correct me if I'm wrong (And it's been a long time since I've taken High >School Chemistry, so I may well be) but doesn't diesel exhaust consist >almost entirely of C2 (Carbon Dust), rather than CO (Carbon Monoxide) and >CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) as emitted by conventional cars? Granted, the carbon >smoke LOOKS much worse (Heck, it's solid... isn't that a colloidal >suspension or something?), but it all falls to the ground eventually Ah yes, but these carbon collodial suspensions do not fit too well with human lung tissue. Have you ever thought that you are smoking several cigarettes while you sit behind that belching diesel truck? The power of the trucking interests has always amazed me when I see one of these trucks. Yes, they DO lobby the state legislatures about their harmless collodial suspensions,... and how many jobs would be lost if they had to fix the problem... and how they could not afford to do business if they had to fix the problem ..... -- Kurt Meyers Rockville, MD. 20854 Internet: kmeyers@access.digex.net Phone: 301-294-8569
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