The report conducted by the American Lung Association found that the greater Los Angeles area had the worst ozone pollution out of more than 200 areas.
, finds that more than 40% of Americans, which is more than 137 million people, are living in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
Pollution can come in different forms such as particle pollution or ozone. Particle pollution is dust that gets suspended in the air. Some of those particles can come from burning gasoline. Ozone pollution happens when two different gases react with each other in sunlight. One gas is from transportation like trucks, planes, and ships. The other comes from sources such as evaporation of gasoline."It causes lung damage, and that lung damage is a real problem especially for the elderly and young kids," said Benjamin.
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