air pollution

Air Pollution With the great concern surrounding the destruction of the earth's atmosphere due to air pollution, the immediate and direct harm caused to the human body is often over shadowed. While many are aware that our careless use of hazardous chemicals and fossil fuels may leave the planet uninhabitable in the future, most over look the fact that they also cause real damage to our bodies at this moment. Such pollutants cause damage to …

…that smokers in Beijing, China suffered from greater problems in their pulmonary artery functions. They also had a vital lung capacity decrease of over 10%. It is apparent that our careless use of fossil fuels and chemicals is destroying this planet. And it is now more than ever apparent that at the same time we are destroying our bodies, proving that our pollution is not just a problem that we can pass on to our children.