Problems Caused By Air Pollution
Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the
people, but it is doing worse, by killing the earth and getting people sick.
"Air pollutants," according to Gay, "are known to cause respiratory diseases,
cancer, and other serious illnesses" (12). Air pollution not only threatens the
health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment (Gay 13).
First, air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting
clean air is a good reason because air that is polluted can damage human health
(Edelson 25). In the United States many health problems have occurred because
of air pollution. According to Sproull, "For more than a decade, local
residents in the tri-state valley bounded by Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia
have claimed to suffer from health problems, including rashes, respiratory
problems and even cancers" (D4). In 1948, in the industrial town of Donora,
Pennsylvania, which sits in a valley, had......
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