Possible solutions to the problem of pollution

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What is air pollution? "Let's go out for a breath of fresh air" is an often-heard phrase, but how many of us realize that this has become irrelevant in today's world? The quality of air in our cities is anything but fresh. Air pollution is a serious problem in our society these days. We need to take action to help prevent air pollution before it is to late. To help prevent air pollution are; we could run cars on water or batteries which are environmentally safe or even car pool more, ban aerosol cans, and find cleaner burning fuels.

The second you step out of your home you are witnessing the air being polluted. The cloud of smoke from the exhaust of a bus, car, or truck is air pollution. If we invented a new type of car that ran on water or ran battery powered cars it would be environmentally safe.

Inventing a hydro vehicle. Witch is a car that runs on water, it would not only help the environment but would help many Americans with the high gasoline prices. Carpooling would also be a great thing to do more of. Few Americans do car pool but, not nearly enough. If more people carpooled it would result in less cars on the road and less pollution in the air.

Some people think that air pollution does not harm the earth or the people, but it does the exact opposite. One problem is the hole in our ozone layer. The ozone's purpose is to block harmful ultra violet rays from the earths surface. These UV rays can cause skin cancer and can also produce the green-house effect. The hole in the ozone layer is caused by a man made product called aerosol. In aerosol there is a thing...