Air Pollution: Causes: A Solution To Air Pollution

Every living thing need air to breath, right? Then why do people pollute the air with with so many hydrocarbons and other toxins everyday?Air pollution is a well known subject but the problem seems to get worse. An example of this can be seen in a data collection by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency): “Emissions of air pollutants continue to play an important role in a number of air quality issues. In 2016, about 78 million tons of pollution were emitted into the atmosphere in the United States. These emissions mostly contribute to the formation of ozone and particles, the deposition of acids, and visibility impairment”(Environmental “hazards”). Air pollution continues to be a modern tragedy; however, the international community and national governments are trying to find a solution to the problem this provides hope for many through their programs aimed at helping the world breath clean air. Air pollution is a major problem all over the world. This will become more of a problem if people do not try to limit the amounts of pollutants entering the air. An example of this can be seen in greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are compounds like Carbon Dioxide and Methane;these two gases affect the environment: “By trapping the earth’s heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases lead to warmer temperatures and all the hallmarks of climate change: rising sea levels, more extreme weather, heat-related deaths”(MacKenzie). With this evidence people can clearly see the effects of