Healthy Growth Calculator

Pollution
Sprawl	vs	Your Choice
		choose density or place
62		62
Pounds of Volatile Organic Compounds per Household per year
155		155
Pounds of Nitrogen Oxide per Household per year
274		274
Pounds of Particulates per Household each year
16.5		16.5
Tons of Greenhouse Gases per Household each year

Air Pollution. Cars and trucks are the number one hazardous air polluter, according to the EPA. Cancer-causing and asthma-inducing pollutants include Volatile Organic Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides and Particulates, and CO2, the major greenhouse gas. Air pollution rains out as water pollution. Increasing vehicle miles travelled increases pollution.

Source of Calculations
Calculations are based on:
0.053 lb VOC per gallon
0.13 lb NOx per gallon
28 lb CO2 per gallon and
0.012 lb PM10 per mile (primarily reentrained road dust).