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Air Pollutants
Reduce Sunlight
“By 1985 air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one-hair* (as predicted by Life magazine scientists) is an added emphasis to one of the five programs of the local Tuberculosis and Health Association.
Believing that the upcoming generation may literally have to fight for air to breathe in many localities near congested areas, principals with science and biology department heads in 45 schools in the area have been contacted by Mrs. Gladys L. Harris, executive director of the health organization.
Assistance is being offered in the study of environmental ecology..and encouragement, of action by the future citizens who will be affected.
As early as 1980, ten yean from now, it is predicted that air pollution combined with a temperature inversion will kill thousands in U. S. cities. Those dying from the lack of oxygen in such “blanketing coverages’’ are usually infants and persons with chronic respiratory disabilities, such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma.
Regardless of how clean or clear the air may seem in any one locality, there is always the danger of winds bringing in air pollutants, unseen In the form of oxides, which can create a health hazard, not only for those who already have health impairment but for the persons who are considered healthy.
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