Computer Life

LaDoris Walker
Com 090
November 19, 2003
Definition Essay

Problems Caused By Air Pollution
Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the people, but it is doing worse, by killing the earth and getting people sick. "Air pollutants," are known to cause respiratory diseases, cancer, and other serious illnesses. Air pollution not only threatens the health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment.
First, air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting clean air is a good reason because air that is polluted can damage human health. In the United States many health problems have occurred because of air pollution. For more than a decade, local residents in the tri-state valley bounded by Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia have claimed to suffer from health problems, including rashes, respiratory problems and even cancers". In 1948, in the industrial town of Donora, Pennsylvania, which sits in a valley, had twenty dea...