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Air Pollution in the Antelope Valley

Air pollution in the antelope valley is a serious topic. Air has to be safe and breathable with no harm but the way we are treating the air is causing harm. People who drive cars pollute the air, people who smoke cigarettes can also pollute the air we breath and this leads to serious harm to the body and even to the natural resources here in the Antelope Valley.

When we as humans drive cars, the cars give off harmful gasses into the air that we soon can breath. Some of the gasses are Co2 or Carbin monoxide which can cause damage to the lungs. Also the gasses that's cars gives off goes into the atmosphere and can lead to toxic rainfall that can go into the water streams and water supply then into the water we drink. Which can be deadly. It is also not good for our plants, trees and other natural resources.

Also another air pollutent can be cigarettes. Cigarettes give off smoke which has toxic waste, like tobacco. Tobacco is one of the leading cause of death around the whole world. So when someone decides to just light a cigarette there are also giving off the smoke, that someone around them can breath causing what we call second hand smoke which can hurt them in the long run, Causing this harmfull air pollution.

Therefore air pollution Is a topic that is talked about quite often today in the Antelope Valley. What can cause this air pollution are cars that give off toxic gasses to the air that can also go into atmosphere. And also something as little as just smoking a cigeratte, can cause air pollution. Most people don't think this would cause any harm to us, but it causes Antelope Valley air pollution.

"The problem is that everywhere the gas indusrty goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic and community values follows." ­ Josh Fox