Random Facts about Air Pollution

In 1952, in London, 4000 people died because of fine particle pollution. Some air pollution is natural, like pollution from volcanes. The country with the worst air quality is India. The country with the best air quality is Slovakia. 70 percent of air pollution in major Chinese cities is caused from tailpipe emissions. Over 80 percent of lung damaging particles come from vehicles in the road. Air pollution around cities is visible from space. Strong perfume can be as pollutant as cigarette smoke. Air pollution kills over 3 million people per year.
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Effects of Air Pollution

There are many effects of air pollution. Acidification is an effect of air pollution that happens when sulfuric acid from air pollution mixes with the water vapor in clouds creating acid rain. Acid rain destroyed the leaves of plants and infiltrated into soil, changing the chemical composition of the soil, making it unfit for living things. Ground level ozone pollution is a big pollutant. One in three people in the US are suscptible to ozone pollution. Smog, which is a combination of smoke and fog, is an air pollutant that is a mixture of  ground level ozone, and other pollutants. Smog can cause problems like reduced visibility, damage to vegetation, colds, and eye irritation. Air pollution also effects the economy. Air pollution causes health problems, thus causing health care costs to rise. Areas of the world which have a lot of air pollution also have a drop in things like air pollution. In 1952,in just a few days, 4000 people died from fine particle pollution.
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