"Environmental Problem"

One major environmental problem that we face today is the pollution of the air. Many chemicals that are used around the world contribute to this problem. Simple things such as hair spray could cause pollution in the air. The things that pollute the air the most are factories, oil refineries, and vehicles that use fuel or oil to operate. Air pollution could cause smog in the air. Another thing that is caused by air pollution is the hole in the world’s ozone layer. The last effect of air pollution is global warming.

Factories cause air pollution by pumping dangerous chemicals into the air. Oil refineries put dangerous chemicals in the air and the surrounding area. The gases escape through vents in the ground and go into the air. People who breathe the air that is polluted by oil refineries are more likely to develop cancer. Cars release around thirty percent of the carbon monoxide in the air.

We should plant more trees being that trees help clean the air. We should change the way that we produce our materials. When we pollute the air, we are only hurting ourselves because the pollution damages the respiratory system of human beings. Another thing that we must change is the cars that we drive. We should make them more environmentally friendly so they could stop producing the smog in the air. I think that factories should power their machines with more natural things so they won’t put harmful chemicals into the air. We all need to take a part in the effort to stop air pollution. It starts with us. If we don’t do anything, the hole in the ozone layer is going to continue to get bigger and global warming is going to get worst.