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.
The oil and natural gas sector emitted 225 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent that year, making it the second-largest major industry sector producing greenhouse gas pollution. Refineries came in third with 182 million metric tons of emissions. The top five sectors are listed in Table 1. Table 1.