THREE MEASURES: OZONE. YEAR-ROUND PARTICLE POLLUTION. SHORT-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION…ALL LOOK BAD :((

  1. Particles in air pollution can be smaller than 1/30th the diameter of a human hair. When you inhale them, they are small enough to get past the body’s natural defenses.
  2. More than one in three Americans live where the air they breathe earned an F in “State of the Air” 2023.
  3. Breathing ozone irritates the lungs, resulting in inflammation—as if there were a bad sunburn within the lungs.
  4. Millions of people are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, including children, older adults and people with lung diseases such as asthma.
  5. Policymakers at every level of government must take steps to clean the air their residents breathe.
  6. Breathing in particle pollution can increase the risk of lung cancer.
  7. People of color and those with lower incomes are disproportionately affected by air pollution that puts them at higher risk for illness.
  8. Ozone and particle pollution are both linked to increased risk of lower birth weight in newborns.
  9. More than 18 million people live in counties that got an F for all three air pollution measures in “State of the Air” 2023.
  10. People who work or exercise outside face increased risk from the effects of air pollution.
  11. Nearly 120 million people live in counties that received an F for either ozone or particle pollution in “State of the Air” 2023.
  12. The nation has the Clean Air Act to thank for decades of improvements in air quality. This landmark law has driven pollution reduction for over 50 years.
  13. If you live or work near a busy highway, traffic pollution may put you at greater risk of harm.
  14. Particle pollution can cause early death and heart attacks, strokes and emergency room visits.
  15. Climate change enhances conditions for ozone pollution to form and makes it harder clean up communities where ozone levels are high.
  16. Air pollution is a serious health threat. It can trigger asthma attacks, harm lung development in children, and even be deadly.
  17. Climate change increases the risk of wildfires whose smoke spreads dangerous particle pollution.
  18. You can protect yourself by checking the air quality forecast in your community and avoiding exercising or working outdoors when unhealthy air is expected.

PARTICLE POLLUTION — MICROPLASTICS‼️‼️ [have u read my posts about plastics?!!]

  1. Policymakers at every level of government must take steps to clean the air their residents breathe.
  2. People who work or exercise outside face increased risk from the effects of air pollution.
  3. Air pollution is a serious health threat. It can trigger asthma attacks, harm lung development in children, and even be deadly.
  4. People of color and those with lower incomes are disproportionately affected by air pollution that puts them at higher risk for illness.
  5. You can protect yourself by checking the air quality forecast in your community and avoiding exercising or working outdoors when unhealthy air is expected.
  6. Nearly 120 million people live in counties that received an F for either ozone or particle pollution in “State of the Air” 2023.
  7. The nation has the Clean Air Act to thank for decades of improvements in air quality. This landmark law has driven pollution reduction for over 50 years.
  8. Particle pollution can cause early death and heart attacks, strokes and emergency room visits.
  9. Particles in air pollution can be smaller than 1/30th the diameter of a human hair. When you inhale them, they are small enough to get past the body’s natural defenses.
  10. Millions of people are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, including children, older adults and people with lung diseases such as asthma.
  11. Breathing in particle pollution can increase the risk of lung cancer.
  12. Climate change enhances conditions for ozone pollution to form and makes it harder clean up communities where ozone levels are high.
  13. Breathing ozone irritates the lungs, resulting in inflammation—as if there were a bad sunburn within the lungs.
  14. If you live or work near a busy highway, traffic pollution may put you at greater risk of harm.
  15. Ozone and particle pollution are both linked to increased risk of lower birth weight in newborns.
  16. More than one in three Americans live where the air they breathe earned an F in “State of the Air” 2023.
  17. Climate change increases the risk of wildfires whose smoke spreads dangerous particle pollution.
  18. More than 18 million people live in counties that got an F for all three air pollution measures in “State of the Air” 2023.

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