Air pollution also comes from factories, power plants, homes, and small businesses.
Cars, trucks, buses, and construction equipment are the biggest source of air pollution, producing almost one-third of air pollutants.
3. While 57% of whites live in areas that violate air pollution standards, 65% of African-Americans and 80% of Hispanics live in such areas.
4. Air pollution tends to be worst in urban metropolitan areas therefore middle and lower class people are usually affected most.
5. Many Americans live in unhealthy air.
6. Tons of chemicals, gasses, and particles are being released into the air every year.
How can we protect ourselves?.
1. Don't exert yourself when the air quality is bad.
2. When going outside on high pollution level days, spend most of the outdoor activities in the morning or after sunset.
3. Stay inside when the level pf pollution is high.
4. Check the PSI levels and make sure it is over 100.
The correlation between outdoor pollution and children with asthma:.
1. There are particle concentrations in inner city homes creating asthma in children.
2. The effects of smoking and cooking also affect children and may create asthma in some cases.
Conclusion.
There are many things that cause outdoor pollution. The biggest source of air pollution derives from cars, trucks, buses and construction equipment. Factories, power plants, homes and small businesses also contribute to the harmful outdoor pollution. There are some ways to protect ourselves from pollution. We can check the PSI levels. We can also stay inside if the levels seem to be too high although we can't completely block out pollution because we also have pollution indoors. More children are getting asthma because of the place in which they live and how much pollution there is.
