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Greg Maisch, Mary Cecil, Ethan Greg Maisch, Mary Cecil, Ethan Grosman, and Annelisa MilanoGrosman, and Annelisa Milano

There are millions of cars on the road in There are millions of cars on the road in the United States. Each one is a source the United States. Each one is a source of air pollution. Especially in large cities of air pollution. Especially in large cities

like New York City. The amount of like New York City. The amount of pollution that all the cars produce pollution that all the cars produce together can create big problems.together can create big problems.

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Important Facts You Need to Know…Important Facts You Need to Know…

Manhattan has the most commuters in the Manhattan has the most commuters in the country. With about 1.6 million workers country. With about 1.6 million workers coming into the borough from somewhere coming into the borough from somewhere else.else.

About 95,000 cars come in from Nassau About 95,000 cars come in from Nassau County everyday.County everyday.

Another 82,000 cars commute from Another 82,000 cars commute from Westchester. Westchester.

Meanwhile, about 131,000 Manhattan Meanwhile, about 131,000 Manhattan residents leave the borough for work, with residents leave the borough for work, with about 27,000 going to the Bronx, and about about 27,000 going to the Bronx, and about 24,000 going to Brooklyn, and about 20,000 24,000 going to Brooklyn, and about 20,000 heading to Queens.heading to Queens.

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/manhattan-has-more-commuting-workers-than-anywhere-in-the-country-census-1.4756771

Carbon EmissionsCarbon EmissionsWhat They Are…What They Are…

Carbon Emissions are Greenhouse gasesCarbon Emissions are Greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases Greenhouse gases are carbon are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons These gases act chlorofluorocarbons These gases act like the glass covering a greenhouse, like the glass covering a greenhouse, letting sunlight in but blocking some of letting sunlight in but blocking some of the infrared radiation from the earth's the infrared radiation from the earth's surface that carries heat back into surface that carries heat back into space. space.

Carbon EmissionsCarbon EmissionsWhat They Do…What They Do…

Carbon emissions absorb the Carbon emissions absorb the sunsun’’s rays and warm the s rays and warm the earth. This causes earth. This causes global global warming.warming.

Do you know Do you know what a what a

catalytic catalytic converter is?converter is?

A catalytic converter A catalytic converter takes a lot of the carbon takes a lot of the carbon in car emissions out. It in car emissions out. It

helps to filter out carbon helps to filter out carbon exhaust – he;lping to exhaust – he;lping to

reduce carbon emissions reduce carbon emissions from the atmosphere. from the atmosphere.

This makes for a This makes for a healthier planet earth.healthier planet earth.

What catalytic converters What catalytic converters look like and where they look like and where they

are in a car.are in a car.

In the United States, by In the United States, by 1975 the EPA required 1975 the EPA required

all cars to have all cars to have catalytic converters. By catalytic converters. By

2007, all vehicles 2007, all vehicles needed toneeded to

Have the, including Have the, including buses and trucks.buses and trucks.

In New York a new law In New York a new law took place on December took place on December 31 2013. The law for NY 31 2013. The law for NY

must match the California must match the California law. law.

What is C.A.R.B.?What is C.A.R.B.? California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board

The California Air Resources Board is the The California Air Resources Board is the ““clean clean air agencyair agency”” in the state government of California. in the state government of California. Now New York must follow those regulations.Now New York must follow those regulations.

One part of this law states that it is One part of this law states that it is illegal for any place or anyone to illegal for any place or anyone to sell or install used, recycled or sell or install used, recycled or reconditioned catalytic reconditioned catalytic converters. converters.

One of the Big Problems …One of the Big Problems …

DMV & DEC DMV & DEC Department of Motor Vehicles Department of Environmental ConservationDepartment of Motor Vehicles Department of Environmental Conservation

The The DECDEC makes the laws about Environmental issues. makes the laws about Environmental issues. They follow the governmentThey follow the government’’s rules.s rules.

The The DMVDMV deals directly with problems that have to do with deals directly with problems that have to do with vehicles. They should be educating all people about the vehicles. They should be educating all people about the standards they need to meet.standards they need to meet.

THE PROBLEMTHE PROBLEM: They need to communicate better to : They need to communicate better to

enforce the C.A.R.B. Regulationsenforce the C.A.R.B. Regulations! !

What Can What Can YOUYOU Do? Do? Have your car checked to make sure it has a catalytic Have your car checked to make sure it has a catalytic

converter that is up to date. Make sure everything is converter that is up to date. Make sure everything is working just fine.working just fine.

Find out if your car has been “grandfathered in” and is Find out if your car has been “grandfathered in” and is contributing to harmful environmental carbon emissionscontributing to harmful environmental carbon emissions

Contact DMV, DEC, and EPA and petition for better Contact DMV, DEC, and EPA and petition for better enforcement of C.A.R.B laws!!!!!enforcement of C.A.R.B laws!!!!!

Contact NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation atContact NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation at

(518) 402 -8292(518) 402 -8292 Speak to the experts in your community like we didSpeak to the experts in your community like we did

Thank You to Mike and Judy Sadick fromThank You to Mike and Judy Sadick from LI Catalytic Converters LI Catalytic Converters

We appreciate the time you took out of your busy day to come toour classroom and teach us about catalytic converters, the environment, and the law!

Any Questions?Any Questions?

Please email us at pollutinpeople@gmail.com to get more information!(yes we intentionally spelled it wrong to remind people concerned about our carbon emissions that things are not perfect!)