Youâll have a runny or stuffy nose (sometimes both in the same day), watery eyes, probably a sore throat, and maybe a cough. As if that werenât enough, your body will hurt, youâll be tired, and youâll probably run a fever over 100.
Nuclear Electric Power = 11.3%. The generation of electric power produces more pollution than any other single industry in the U.S. In 2009, the U.S. electricity industry was responsible for: Â· 67% of all emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), the leading component of acid rain and fine particulates.
Diesel is also responsible for emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Noxious vapours from oils, glues, thinners, paints, treated woods, plastics, cleaners and other hazardous chemicals that are widely used on construction sites, also contribute to air pollution.