The Problems that Pollution Brought in China

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Due to factory smoke, car waste and plastic china has become one of the most polluted countries in the world for centuries. By china producing goods for other countries it makes their problem even worse. There are many solutions to this massive problem , but china has not found one that works. Even though china has bad pollution it not only affects their country but others as well.
In china today their pollution has become a huge problem due to the factory industry, the pollution has increased tremendously. The factories that contribute to the pollution manufacture products for other countries. Huge factories , industrial plants and power plants which produce huge amounts of air pollutants( earthsky.org). The factories blow out harsh chemicals such as black carbon , sulfur dioxide . Black carbon is a chemical that is released through tiny particles into the air from burning fossil fuel for energy. When the these pollutants are pushed out in a mass it creates a dense layer of fog. China is not the only country that is affected by this. Other countries such as the United states are being affected to.
Even Though the United states is miles away from China their pollution is slowly pushing across the pacific ocean to America. According to CNN health pollution from china is having an effect on the U.S. This affects the citizens by giving them health issues such as asthma , glaucoma, lung cancer and lung inflammation. Statistics have shown that elements of matter travel across the ozone layer to create dense fog . For example nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide. These elements of matter can pertain dangerous chemicals that are harmful. According to the news release the dust , ozone and carbon can accumulate in valleys and ba...

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...down to it its the best decision for the citizens. According to Drew Desilver 47% of chinese said air pollution is a big problem in their country. If China follows through with their solutions they can eliminate pollution and become a cleaner and healthier country.

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