How does air pollution effect us?

Answer 1

* When we breathe it in, it puts the chemicals in our bodies. Those can make us sick or cause cancer or other sicknesses and some without a cure. * The pollution in the air combines with rain clouds to form acid rain. This acidic rain eats away at statues, harms trees, and kills fish in ponds and if we eat those fish it gets in our body.

Answer 2

Air pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, and it can lead to upper respiratory infections like bronchitis. Headaches and nausea can also occur. Pollution can cause Asthma attacks as well.

Long-Term Health Effects

• Air pollution can lead to chronic respiratory disease and lung cancer, in addition to Heart disease and damage to the nervous system, liver and kidneys.

Smog and Acid Rain

• Smog and acid rain form from the release of toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, which then undergo chemical reactions in the air, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Smog can have detrimental health effects, and acid rain can damage plants, soil, and bodies of water.

Agriculture and Forests

• Air pollution can damage our crops and forests, contaminating and destroying the food supply. It also slows the growth of forests and even causes some trees to die, which in turn leaves more carbon dioxide and less oxygen in the environment, according to the EPA.

Global Warming

• Air pollution affects the whole earth ecosystem. Global warming, caused by carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere, traps heat in the earth's atmosphere, which can cause dramatic climate changes that shift the delicate balance of ecosystems around the world.

Ozone Depletion

• A number of chemicals that have been released into the air, such as chloroflourocarbons, have caused depletion of the protective ozone layer, which causes harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the earth, according to the EPA.