Air pollution is a problem for all of us. The average adult breathes
about 3,400 gallons of air a day. Children are at greater risk because
they are more active outdoors and their lungs are still developing.
The elderly are also more sensitive to air pollution because they
often have heart or lung disease.
Although much of the pollution in our air comes from power plants,
industrial sources and motor vehicles, the choices you, as an individual,
make every day can increase or decrease air pollution and can protect
or threaten your health. You have the power to change your home,
transportation, and consumer habits to help reduce air pollution.
Click on the images to the right to find out what you can do.
