Why is air pollution so dangerous?

Air pollution is a problem for all of us. However, some groups of people are especially sensitive to common air pollutants such as particulates and ground-level ozone. Sensitive populations include children, older adults, people who are active outdoors, and people with heart or lung diseases, such as asthma. read more

Air pollution caused by particulate matter so small that it can't be seen is what aggravates and leads to respiratory (and cardiovascular) problems—and even death. Particles from the polluted air that are too small to be filtered out by the cilia travel deep into the lungs. read more

Most pollution is dangerous.Air pollution cause harmful impact on human health.The health conditions include respiratory infections,heart disease,stroke and lung cancer.Besides that it is a big threat to environment.Increased emission of greenhouse gases lead to global warming.This is the main reason for the climate change.Ozone depletion is another effect.Pollution make the lives of every organisms on earth miserable.The result is ecosystem becomes unstable. read more

Ozone vs. Fine Particulate Pollution. The study, published in the March 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, followed 450,000 people from 1982 to 2000 and covered 96 metropolitan regions. Over the 18-year study period, 118,777 people died. read more