Air Pollution

Air pollution is very harmful to ones heart and lungs, even the very small amount. Many people do not know about the effects of air pollution. Air pollution is one that many people do not take into consideration. According to an American Lung Association report, particulate pollution refers to the mix of solid and liquid particles in the air that can come from natural sources, such as dust storms or wildfires, or from such human activity as the burning of fossil fuels in factories or the use of diesel engines. (US news 2007)

It is important for the public to become aware of the dangers of air pollution.  According to Michael Jerrett, Ph.D., associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and the paper's lead author, among participants, for each increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) of fine particles in the neighborhood's air, the risk of death from any cause rose by 11 to 17 percent. (Science Daily Sep. 21, 2005). It is time for us, society, to educate ourselves on air pollution and on the best way to help prevent it.