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In this world we breathe and need air to live. We all love good air right, but what if i told you the air that so essential is being tainted spoiled. You see from the car you drive to the factory shooting smog creates air pollution which in turn harms YOU. So you're asking how, oh where so start.

From the website http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air­pollution/effects­of­air­pollution.html said that “ include irritation to the eyes, nose and throat, and upper respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia. Others include headaches, nausea, and allergic reactions.

Short­term air pollution can aggravate the medical conditions of individuals with asthma and emphysema. Long­term health effects can include chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, heart disease, and even damage to the brain, nerves, liver, or kidneys. Continual exposure to air pollution affects the lungs of growing children and may aggravate or complicate medical conditions in the elderly”. You see all the thing that happen, damage to the brain, nerves, liver, or kidneys, those are organs that you NEED to live. Another thing is that air is everywhere with strong wind currents, the amount of cars ,and factories there is really no way to escape it. So how can you the American citizen solve this problem? Well you can buy green electricity­produced by low­or even zero­pollution facilities, keep woodstoves and fireplaces well maintained, Report smoking vehicles to your local air agency and so much more you can do to stop air pollution.

Here is a picture that shows how air pollution works.