Talk About Gross Polluters!

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Forget about cars - the most polluted exhaust is the foul gases that
> come out of a smoker's mouth! And that's not even taking into account
> all the solid waste these jerks flick out of their open windows onto
> the street.
>
> http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_1233657.php
>
> Smog technician not just blowing smoke
> A smoker, he compares his breath to a car's emissions. Guess which is
> dirtier?
> By COURTNEY PERKES
> The Orange County Register
>
> COSTA MESA - Smog technician Christopher Delo pulls a long, coiled
> probe out of the exhaust pipe of a late-model Volvo. The car passed
> smog certification, so it's time for his smoke break.
>
> Delo lights a Marlboro, still holding the pollution-measuring nozzle.
> He takes a drag and puffs directly into the end of the probe to "smog"
> himself.
>
> Flashing across the computer screen at Newport Smog are readings for
> air-polluting molecules from partially burned fuel, including
> hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. The 1997 Volvo measured 50 parts per
> million of hydrocarbon emissions. Delo's breath reads 351.
>
> In car terms, he's a spewing, gross polluter.

Except for the fact that one breath isn't going to be 350 cubic inches
of exhaust, 800+ times per minute, it's a mildly interesting story.

Except for the fact that one breath isn't going to be 350 cubic inches
of exhaust, 800+ times per minute, it's a mildly interesting story.

(my reply)

The sample time is the same. So we can conclude that a chain smoker
pollutes more than the typical 70's muscle car does. Ouch. -Dave

Mike T. wrote:
> Except for the fact that one breath isn't going to be 350 cubic inches
> of exhaust, 800+ times per minute, it's a mildly interesting story.
>
> (my reply)
>
> The sample time is the same. So we can conclude that a chain smoker
> pollutes more than the typical 70's muscle car does. Ouch. -Dave

It has nothing to do with sample time, the measurement was in PPM.
Volume is important when attempting to discuss which activity is more
harmful.

In article .com>,
Larry Bud > wrote:
>It has nothing to do with sample time, the measurement was in PPM.
>Volume is important when attempting to discuss which activity is more
>harmful.

There was an Italian test where they compared three cigarettes'
particulate emissions to that of a diesel car:

http://www.simg.it/pneumo/archivio/TC_pdf.pdf
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/93/102125.htm

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