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American Lug Association, GPO Box 596, NY, NY 10116-0569.
The Lung Association’s environmental health activities and other lung disease prevention and education programs are supported by the annual Christmas Seal campaign that was started in 1907 to fight tuberculosis.
According to the Lung Association, automobile usage in the United States has tripled, and the use of comercial vehicles has quadrupled in the last three decades.
These increases have resulted in higher levels of motor vehicle-related air pollutants which have become a threat to lung health in many parts of the country.
In addition to supporting National Car Care Month, the American Lung Association is working with its affiliated offices across the country to persuade local and state governments to enact stronger vehicle air pollution emissions regulations and testing programs.
“The Lung Association estimates that motor vehicle emissions account for 56 percent of the total carbon monoxide, 32 percent of the airborne lead, 25 percent of the hydrocarbons, and 31 percent of the nitrogen oxides emitted in the air,” said Dr. Reichman.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, toxic air pollution from cars, trucks and buses cause as many as 1,500 cases of cancer each year.
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