This statistic displays the emissions of air pollutants in the United States from 2015 to 2050, broken down by compound. In 2015, around 7.26 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) were emitted in the U.S. This figure is expected to decrease by 2050 to some two million metric tons of SO2.
Air pollutant emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050, by compound
(in million metric tons)
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MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. (March 21, 2019). Air pollutant emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050, by compound (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014151/air-pollutant-emissions-us-by-compound/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. "Air pollutant emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050, by compound (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014151/air-pollutant-emissions-us-by-compound/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. (2019). Air pollutant emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050, by compound (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014151/air-pollutant-emissions-us-by-compound/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. "Air Pollutant Emissions in The United States from 2015 to 2050, by Compound (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014151/air-pollutant-emissions-us-by-compound/
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Air pollutant emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050, by compound (in million metric tons) [Graph], MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, March 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014151/air-pollutant-emissions-us-by-compound/
