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Submitted by p00tan6 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Air Pollution
AIR POLLUTION
Most people are not aware that they contribute to air pollution everyday. Doing something as simple as going to the store to buy a loaf of bread produces a large amount of air pollution from changing it from wheat into a baked good. Hundreds of people would have been indirectly involved in getting that loaf of bread onto the shelf of a grocery store. Considering all the components used in the production of the bread from the gas-burning tractor to the carbon monoxide releasing truck that delivers the bread, a huge amount of pollution is released in the air. Air pollution happens daily by almost everyone whether they know it or not. As humans we automatically pollute the air with harmful substances and should be responsible for maintaining a breathable supply of air.
Most people pollute the air whether they know it or not. The attitude of most people towards air pollution is that it is not their fault because they do not engage in activities that create a lot of air pollution. Even for a person that pollutes the air subtly, it is hard to see the affects of pollution when it happens in little pieces. For example only driving your car for five minutes a day. Little pollution is emitted from the exhaust, but over time it adds up and as time passes the quality of air will decrease.
Air pollution has been linked with many diseases and most commonly lung problems. Lung disease claims close to 335,000 lives in America every year and is the third-leading cause of death in the United States (American Lung Association 1 ). Air pollution does not often come to mind as a serious threat, but it can do harm and in the worse case cause death. Maintaining a high quality of air is necessary. Air is a necessity for life and everyone needs it to survive. Everyone pollutes the air and should be held responsible for it.
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