Importance Of Living In The Niagara Escarpment

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For people who live in the Niagara Escarpment, it is crucial that they sustain their healthy living conditions. With the ongoing digging in the Niagara Escarpment, it is clear that the people in the area are unable to maintain good living conditions, and is why it should not be used to supply minerals. This is because it will pollute the air in the surrounding area, and the area will become excessively loud. To begin, pollution can worsen living conditions. For instance, according to theworldcounts.com, it mentions that “breathing polluted air puts you at a higher risk for asthma and other respiratory diseases.” From the given text, it clearly tells us that pollution has many negative health effects on people and shows how it can worsen living

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