The Importance Of Pollution In Utah

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Utah is the 7th and 8th most polluted state in America. How clean is the air in your city? In its annual ‘State of the Air’ report for 2016, the American Lung Association has reports that despite the continued improvement in air quality, there are still over 166 million Americans at risk of health effects on account of unhealthy air throughout the country. We will be discussing how pollution is created, how it hurts our health,
First, how is pollution created? Well, It enters the Earth's atmosphere in many different ways. Most air pollution is created by people, taking the form of emissions from factories, cars, planes, or aerosol cans. Second-hand cigarette smoke is also considered air pollution. These man-made sources of pollution are called

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