Effects Of Air Pollution
By Mario K.
Air is a growing problem in many countries all over the world. High level of air is very bad for our health and in many cases can even cause death. Air can be caused by both natural and man made sources. Major man made sources of air include industries and cars. Indoor sources of air include tobacco smoke and fuels for cooking and heating.
Air has both, acute and chronic effects on a human health. These effects could go anywhere from minor irritation of eyes to a chronic disease, lung cancer and in some cases even death. Chronic exposure to air can lead to a premature death, short term air can increase this chance.
Different people are affected by the air in different ways. Young and very old people with any kind of disease are more at risk. Some people may experience chest tightness. People with a lung disease such as asthma may become very sensitive to air pollution. For most healthy people, symptoms of air go away as soon as the air quality improves.
Effects of air on people can be tracked by using the value of a statistical life (VOSL). It is important to know as to what VOSL does and does not attempt to measure. VOSL does not measure things that would be required by or should be paid to an average person who dies in a road accident for example.
This volume further helps to track approaches to valuing sickness and premature death that results from the air pollution. This whole

concept combines life years lost due to a premature death and years of a healthy life lost as a result of illness that resulted from the air pollution.
It has been researched that older people over 70 face an immediate risk of death from exposure to air pollution. Younger people should be really serious what a person would pay today for a possible future consequences and risks that will result from the air pollution.
Air can also effect humans through acid rain, by polluting drinking water. The most accurate way to measure the impact of air in a given area is to obtain both acute and chronic effects. Large section of individuals should be followed for at least ten years, measuring the air and other factors, such studies are very expensive.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps track of the air pollution, checks and reports the air quality in the US and all over the world. Because of the agency, the nations air quality improved over the last 20 years, but it is still not enough.
Things can become very interesting when they are viewed from a different angle and people start to reconsider all the consequences that may result from our human behaviors

Mario K. is located in Marlton, NJ. He writes articles about the environment and how to save the planet.Feel free to visit the site below, where you can watch the Oprah/get clean video for FREE.www.mariosgreensuccess.com