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Name the various air pollutant discharged by motor vehicle exhausts.

Air pollutants discharged by motor vehicles are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and smoke. Carbon monoxide is produced from incomplete burning of fuels such as petrol and diesel.


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