Air pollution. Cleaner burning than other fossil fuels, the combustion of natural gas<span> produces negligible amounts of sulfur, mercury, and particulates. Burning</span>natural gas does<span> produce nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are precursors to smog, but at lower levels than gasoline and diesel used for motor vehicles.</span>
The endoplasmic reticulum can either be smooth or rough, and in general its function is to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function. The rough endoplasmic reticulum has on it ribosomes, which are small, round organelles whose function it is to make those proteins.
