The Effects of Air Pollution

There are SO many effects of air pollution, I am not sure I will be able to mention them all, but I will narrow it down to the biggest ones. Health, Environment and overall Air



First is the effect on people. Where ever there is mass amounts of air pollution there is a massive decrease in peoples health. It generaly effects the lungs, because that is where the polluted air goes once you breathe it in. So the main health problems are asthma and lung cancer. Asthma, from the irritation of the lungs and cancer from the chemicals in the air pollution, much like cigarette smoke does to a smoker, the only difference is, it effects you as soon as you are born, and there is almost no escape.

Next is the effect on the environment. The main effect of air pollution is Global Warming. When all this air pollution that has been created enters our earths atmosphere, it traps sunlight in the earths atmosphere. In the past few years there have been many signs of dramatic, climate change (due to incease in global temperatures). Such as more tropical storms (hurricanes and tsunamies) more drought, shorter winters, higher ocean tides, melting glaciers and expanding deserts. These are many serious effects of global warming due to increase in global temperature due to the increase in air pollution.



More air pollution then actual oxygen!



Lastly and most important, in my opinion, is the space it is taking up in our atmosphere. When more and more Co2, as well as other contributers to air pollution, enter our atmosphere there is less and less room for the air we need, such as oxygen. Gradually our amount of oxygen is running out, as we are produceing air waste then we are able to to equalize with oxygen. Sooner then later, actually within our life time, unless something is done about this severe problem, we will run out of Oxygen! 



These are very serious effects and they WILL effect our lives. Now that you know about this, we NEED YOUR HELP! ! !