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Pollution and Poverty. Land Pollution . Every Year Americans Produce over 3285 pounds of hazardous waste Every day Americans throw over 1 million bushels of trash outside their car windows Chemical contaminants cause great harm to our bodies
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Land Pollution • Every Year Americans Produce over 3285 pounds of hazardous waste • Every day Americans throw over 1 million bushels of trash outside their car windows • Chemical contaminants cause great harm to our bodies • The problem with Chemical contamination is over exaggerated • Buy products that have little packaging
Water Pollution • 1.2 trillion gallons of sewage, storm water, and industrial waste are discharged into U.S. waters every year • 85% of Bangladesh have contaminated drinking water • Water scarcity is creating a global food problem • Rethinking what water scarcity means • Sweep your driveway instead of hosing it down
Air Pollution • The average adult consumes over 3,000 gallons of polluted air each day • Vehicle exhaust contributes to 60% of the carbon monoxide emissions in the U.S. • Air pollution may contribute to the increase of incidences of Asthma • Some exposure to indoor substances may cause worsen cases of Asthma • Car pooling is a very effective way to prevent air pollution
