The US's Pollution Levels are at an Unhealthy Rate Among More Than Half of the States

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The majority of the world knows that the air around them is unclean, but do they know just how contaminated it really is? The air within the United States is full of pollution. A few weeks ago, the American Lung Association revealed that the US population is living among extremely unhealthy air. 

Pollution can be visible or virtually invisible to the human eye. The most well-known type of pollution is smog; a visible pollutant. Smog can be see all around the world, especially in well-developed, industrial areas. It is created when the gases that come out of tailpipes, smokestacks and other sources come into contact with sunlight. 

Pollution is dangerous in any form. Breathing in the contaminated air can result in early death, cardiovascular harm, respiratory disease and cancer. The catastrophic damage that results from the pollution has not stopped people from building up areas and creating more objects that produce harmful particles. Even with all of this information open to the public and plainly stated, nearly 20 million people are living among these harmful pollutants in the United States alone. A report from 2015 showed that 4 in 10 Americans are living in areas with unhealthy levels of pollution. Measures must be taken to protect the air we breathe. Unclean air not only causes us harm, but it is also extremely harmful to our ecosystem. 

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