Air pollution 'still harming Europeans' health'
October 15, 2013 BBC News
The European Environment Agency (EEA) said that tiny particles in the air and ozone are posing a "significant threat". The polluted air is becoming so bad that researchers found a connection between low birth-weight and exposure to air pollution. EEA executive director Hans Bruyninckx says that the European nations have made good progress in reducing the visible signs of air pollution like smog. Not only is the air pollution affecting humans, it's also hurting nature since studies have shown that the air is corrupting some vegetation growth. Professor Bruyninckx says that they need to "adjust their rules and regulations accordingly" to solve this pollution problem.
I think that air pollution can make a city unbearable. I feel fortunate to live in Aurora where the air is very clean and healthy and I don't need to worry about babies being becoming sick and such. I remember visiting New York once and I noticed that the air pollution was a lot worse than it is in Toronto and I couldn't imagine dealing with that every day. I think that to solve this problem in Europe, citizens are going to need to cut down on excessive driving and try as hard as they can to carpool whenever possible. Most cars that you see on the road have one to two people in it and obviously that isn't good for the economy.
I think that air pollution can make a city unbearable. I feel fortunate to live in Aurora where the air is very clean and healthy and I don't need to worry about babies being becoming sick and such. I remember visiting New York once and I noticed that the air pollution was a lot worse than it is in Toronto and I couldn't imagine dealing with that every day. I think that to solve this problem in Europe, citizens are going to need to cut down on excessive driving and try as hard as they can to carpool whenever possible. Most cars that you see on the road have one to two people in it and obviously that isn't good for the economy.
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