Air Pollutants (Primary and Secondary)

INTRODUCTION With the great concern surrounding the destruction of the earth's atmosphere due to air pollution, the immediate and direct harm caused to the human body is often over-looked. While many are aware that the careless use of hazardous chemicals and fossil fuels may leave the planet uninhabitable in the future, most over look the fact that they also cause real damage to our bodies at this moment. Such pollutants cause damage to our respiratory …

…take a greater toll on their still developing bodies. The same threats that air pollution pose to young people effect older members of society. Although their metabolic rates are not high, their immune systems maybe equally weak. As with most other problems, there is a cost factor associated with the efforts to reduce/control pollution. It should be understood however that the health benefits of controlling pollution, far outweigh any and all associated corrective costs.