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Our Polluted Cities By Premiere Environmental February 7, 2014 Many of us are fortunate enough to live in an area where we have clean, fresh air. However, there are some cities where the concentration of air pollution is at near-‐toxic levels. Air pollution can cause bronchitis, asthma, lung infections and cancer, hypertension, and even dementia. The signs are clear, in the most polluted cities like Beijing, Delhi, Ahwaz, and Ulaanbaatar, the air is cloudy and visibility is low. It may be thick and hard to breathe in and out. This is a clear sign that the situation is quite dire. In 2010, an estimated 3.2 million people died premature because of outdoor air pollution. Two thirds of those people were living in Asia. In the last century air quality has increased in the United States and Europe, while air quality is dramatically worsening throughout Asia. Air pollution is the fifth largest killer of those living in India and China’s air pollution has reached record levels. The U.S. Embassy monitors air pollution in Beijing and saw a record spike in air pollution levels in January 2013. Although, China and the capital city, Beijing is infamous for its air pollution it is not the worlds worst. The World Health Organization measures air pollution in parts per million of particles smaller than 10 micrometers (PM10) in the air. Beijing’s air has an average PM10 of 121. While the worst record belongs to Ahwaz, in southwestern Iran, with a PM10 of 372. Ulaanbaatar is the second most polluted city with a 279 PM10. Just for reference, the global average is 71 PM10. The grave reality of this situation is that air pollution travels. Even though cities in Asia are producing a lot of the pollution, we all share the world and it is traveling via jet stream throughout. There are ways to take steps to clean the air of a city. Look to the recovery of Pittsburgh and London. Unfortunately, other countries have not adopted steps like the Clean Air Act in the United States. It is time to start helping to change other countries because many people are stuck there and forced to breathe air that may end up ending their lives.
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