Air Pollution
By Jonah Hegstad
HOW TO PREVENT AIR POLLUTION
Prevent pollution by:
-Turn off electronic appliances when finished with them-Use energy efficient lightbulbs
-Limit driving by using public transportation or carpooling
-Combine errands for shorter trips
Air Pollution Is Harmful to Your Health!
-can cause coughing and pain when breathing
-irritates the lungs and throat
-causes wheezing during physical activity/being outside
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Air pollution is bad for the environment
-Shows that the global environment as well as people in the world are being affected by air pollution
-Air pollution can cause the greenhouse effect, which contributes to global warming
Be an advocate for air pollution prevention
-tell others to not waste electricity
-tell others about global warming and ways to prevent it
-don't smoke
-convince others to not start or to quit smoking
How to recycle and reuse
-recycle newspapers
-recycle cardboard
-reuse cardboard boxes
-reuse plastic shopping bags for garbage bags
How to improve visual environment
-pick up litter you see
-make sure all garbage ends up in the trash
-recycle what you can
-clean up any vandalism you see, like erase drawings off of desks or wash off a wall that has graffiti
Why you should improve the visual environment
-the air will be cleaner
-rivers will be less polluted
-you will feel happier and prouder of your town