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ENG 100 Acdmic writing Chemical Air Pollution in China and ways To Reduce it. Tsitsirigou Eleni Hadil Mortadi 22.3.2013

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Introduction
The aim of this report is to describe the situation in China as regards air pollution, Ways to reduce it and also to examine its effect on peoples health. In China, air pollution is becoming a serious problem, and exposure to air pollution Is increasing the risk of many diseases .Data from Chinas state environmental Protection administration (SEPA) showed that 559 billion observed cities in 2006; the Air quality is not good. In 2006, the total consumption of coal reached 219 billion tons, while the total CO2 and SO2 emission reached 2.68 billion tons and 25.49 thousand tons respectively. Such a huge amount of emission is a direct risk factor in deaths, as well as in asthma, bronchitis , lung disease and heart disease , especially among children and elderly people.

Health probloms
China has the worlds highest number of deaths attributed to air pollution. The World Health Organization estimated that 656,000 Chinese died prematurely each year From diseases caused by air pollution . However, according to Chinese government statics 300,000 die each year from Outdoor air pollution, mostly from heart diseases and lung cancer . An additional 110,000 die from illnesses related to indoor pollution from