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AIRING OUT THE TRUTHS OF AIR POLLUTION

AIRING OUT THE TRUTHS OF AIR POLLUTION "Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent'that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere." source: World Health Organization AIR POLLUTION 101: Air pollution is a major environmental health concern of developed and developing countries. Indoor air pollution Urban outdoor air pollution approximately 2 million premature deaths in developing - approximately 1.3 million deaths E worldwide, per year countries 1/2 of pollution-related deaths are due to pneumonia in children, under 5 years of age "Scientist found that exposure to higher concentrations of fine particulate air pollution correlated with an accelerated thickening of the arteries. Conversely, reductions in air pollution were linked with a slower progression of arterial thickening. Such a thickening or hardening of the arteries can eventually block the flow of blood to the head, resulting in stroke, or to the heart, causing heart attack." source: Smithsonian.com Breathing in air pollution can increase the risk of: early death, heart attacks, strokes and ER visits Breathing air from polluted, metropolitan cities can reduce your life expectancy by 2-3 years The lower the levels of air pollution in a city, the better it is for respiratory and cardiovascular health of population "When you drive in bumper-to-bumper traffic, pollutants outside can seep into your car, making the air you breathe inside your car up to 10 times more polluted than typical city air." source: Coalition for Clean Air cleaner air between 2000- 2007 iş thought to have added 4 months on to the average person's life more than 131.8 million people Live in counties that received an "F". for either ozone or particle pollution Ozone and particle pollution are found to be linked to increased risk of lower birth weight in newborns 90% of all cancer risks associated with air premature death heart disease pollution are caused by transportation sources such as: Health impacts from diesel pollution exposure asthma bronchitis cost an estimated $22 billion, statewide Cutting air pollution through various, go-green environmental solutions can prevent at least 230,000 deaths and save $2 trillion annually by 2020. Pass this infographic around to spread environmental awareness - one social media share at a time. Brought to you by: DistanceLearning .com sources: http://ccair.org/facts-about-air-pollution/10-air-pollution-facts http://www.who.int/topics/air_pollution/en/index.html http://www.desmogblog.com/north-american-air-pollution-statistics-will-take-your-breath-away http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asialair-pollution-linked-to-1-2-million-deaths-in-china.html?_r=0 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/04/study-heart-attacks-may-be-linked-to-air-pollution/ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs3113/en/index.html http://www.stateoftheair.org/2013/facts/

AIRING OUT THE TRUTHS OF AIR POLLUTION

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"Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere."

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