| Just the other day, I experienced the | | | | is much less obvious. It is, however, still |
| nauseating sensation of driving down a pass | | | | deadly. For instance, everyone knows smoking |
| into the air pollution in Los Angeles. We | | | | is bad for you and will ruin your lungs. Yet, |
| need clean air to be healthy, but these air | | | | not a single person either seems to know or |
| pollution facts make me ill.Air Pollution | | | | care that among air pollution facts, one of |
| FactsThere are many different types of | | | | the ugliest is as follows. If you drive in |
| pollution that affect our environment. The | | | | rush hour traffic in Los Angeles with your |
| Earth's waters are affected by pollutants | | | | window rolled down, the harm to your lungs |
| such as chemicals and medical waste, and the | | | | per hour is equal to smoking two PACKS of |
| land itself is also polluted with garbage and | | | | cigarettes. TWO PACKS!Holes in the ozone |
| even more types of chemicals. Some of the | | | | layer, which is a layer in the upper |
| worst pollution that affects us daily, | | | | atmosphere, allow more harmful UVB |
| however, is air pollution. Here are some air | | | | (ultraviolet B) light to reach us from the |
| pollution thoughts that should make you hack, | | | | sun. This light can cause skin cancer as well |
| cough and start wearing a filter mask.Air | | | | as sun burns and lesser ailments. There are |
| pollution is a general term that is used to | | | | other causes for the holes in this layer |
| describe any chemical, biological or other | | | | besides just smog, and these include carbon |
| matter that causes changes in the atmosphere. | | | | dioxide released from burning fossil fuels |
| A good example is the pollution caused by | | | | and even the exhaling of farm animals. While |
| large cities, which is also known as smog. | | | | we would consider most of the harm done to |
| Smog is the accumulation of all the dirt and | | | | the atmosphere to be caused by chemicals, air |
| chemical pollutants produced by a city or | | | | pollution facts tell us that even animals |
| area, and it can be detrimental to our lungs, | | | | have a hand in creating air pollution.So, |
| other animals, plants and even the ozone | | | | what can we do to stop air pollution? While |
| layer high above us.The particularly nasty | | | | there is no way to completely get rid of |
| thing about air pollution is the silent, | | | | pollutants that harm our air quality and |
| unseen impact it has on us. Whereas we can | | | | ozone layer, we can help to eliminate man |
| see and taste water pollution, air pollution | | | | made causes of atmospheric distress. |