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This wiki space is made by Andrew Altieri and Josie Anker and it is about air pollution. The research we found was based on these questions: 1. What causes pollution? 2. How much pollution is on earth? 3. What are the effects of pollution? 4. What does the government do to stop pollution? 5. How is air pollution tracked?

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What Causes Pollution- **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Industrial developed countries produce billions of tons of air pollution every year. China lets off the most Carbon Dioxide in the world. China lets off 6,103,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year. The US has the second highest amount, the US lets of 5,752,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How much pollution is there- **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are many effects of air pollution. Big piles of hazardous materials in high-pollytion areas can result in sickness and even death. In 1948, there was an inversion in Donora, PA that caused respiratory illness in over 6000 people and killed 20 people. Another event that was an effect of air pollution was that in 1952 there were around 4000 people killed in London, England due to severe air pollution. Air pollution can increase any respiratory or heart conditions that you have. Also, air pollution could cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and asthma. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">media type="youtube" key="TwM9_3thvss?fs=1" height="370" width="457"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What are the effects of pollution- **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What does the government do to stop air pollution— **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In 1963 the government created an act called the Clean Air Act of 1963. The Clean Air Act is the legal basis for the control of air pollution the United States. Also, the EPA is responsible to carry out the requirements of the Clean Air Act. There are also air quality standards like the United States' National Ambient Air Quality Standards which set a maximum for the amount of some pollutants.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Air pollution is typically measured at ground level. To track and control air pollutionm filters are used around cities to collect excess metals released by oil refineries. There are some countries that want to track and control air pollution, but the equipment is expensive and many countries cannot afford to track the pollution.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How is air pollution tracked?— **

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