Exposure to carbon monoxide makes people feel dizzy and tired, and gives them headaches. Elderly people with heart disease are hospitalized more often when they are exposed to higher amounts of carbon monoxide. A reddish-brown gas that comes from the burning of fossil fuels. It has a strong smell at high levels. Nitrogen dioxide mostly comes from power plants and cars.
Nitrogen dioxide can also react in the atmosphere to form ozone, acid rain, and particles.
High levels of nitrogen dioxide exposure can give people coughs and can make them feel short of breath. People who are exposed to nitrogen dioxide for a long time have a higher chance of getting respiratory infections. Acid rain can hurt plants and animals and can make lakes dangerous to swim or fish in. Solid or liquid matter that is suspended in the air. To remain in the air, particles are usually less than 0.1 mm wide and can be as small as 0.00005 mm.