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Pollution 

Pollution is bad for the environment.

It can really affect you.... and our world.

We (the air pollution group) is trying to

stop this problem. In this book we will 

explain what air pollution is and how it 

affects the earth,us, and even global 

warming. And how you can help.

Ozone Layer Damage

The ozone layer is a protective shield around the 

earth. The ozone is named O3. That means that 

there are three oxygen atoms in O3.

O(oxygen atom)+O =

O2(oxygen molecule) + O =

O3 (Ozone molecule)

Without O3 people would not be on earth. This 

because the light would bounce of the world and we 

would freeze.   Also UV(Ultra Violent) rays would 

damage and even destroy things.

With O3 the UV (which comes from the sun) 

bounces of when it touches the ozone

In the 1970s the British Survey found something 

out...The Ozone layer by the south pole and the 

Arctic was thin and if we continue to pollute like this 

there will be a hole which will only repair in hundreds 

and thousands of years. There is already a hole in 

the ozone layer which keeps appearing and 

disappearing. Through September and October the 

hole comes back. In January and February the hole 

reappears but it is still weak. When the hole was 

there it was 3 times bigger than the U.S. 

CFC(Chlorofluorocarbon) is a arch-enemy with O3. 

It's in cleaning things like air-conditioners not 

dangerous to humans but to the ozone layer...This 

all happened and is happening because of CO2 and 

CFC’s. 

Co2   and Fossil Fuels

 People today  use more fuel powered machines 

than ever before. In the last 50 years the number 

of  cars, trucks, planes and motorcycles has 

greatly increased. Most of these vehicles and 

buildings are powered by burning fossil fuels. 

When these fuels are burned, the carbon releases 

in the air as carbon dioxide.

The sun warms earths surface then warms the layer 

or gases that are called atmosphere. During the last 

20 years, three fourths of human made carbon 

dioxide emissions came from burning fossil fuels . 

According to the world health organization. Air 

pollution causes 2.4 million deaths to people each 

year.

How we pollute.

 44,000 pounds of CO2 goes into the atmosphere 

for each person a year in the USA Amazingly! 

Every mile a car goes for each gallon of gas it 

produces 14 lb of CO2.Did you know sadly every 

year a car produces   11,400 lb of CO2 a year! The 

world produces 220,000,000,000 gigatons a year. 

For every tree we cut down more CO2 is in the air. 

Because of the carbon Cycle

Key: lb=pounds, giga=million.

Death in the air!

People die from pollution   it can get in there lungs

and cause a heart attack. 14 million people die a 

year from pollution and 153,000 deaths per day!

The Carbon Cycle

 The Carbon Cycle is the cycle which carbon goes 

through. Carbon is in every living thing or nonliving 

like the ocean. Plants make food with sun and 

Carbon dioxide so the air doesn't have as much 

CO2. Animals and humans each have CO2 in them. 

When we breath in we absorb CO2 and emit air.

When humans, plants, and animals die we 

decompose and the CO2 is transferred to the soil. 

Then over the years the CO2 becomes fossil fuel 

and it goes back into the cycle.  

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