Environmental Care Club

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There are many types of pollution like, air, water, and land.They effect the environment and people's health. Here's some special facts that may encourage you to help our world!

 

Air- The U.S.A. Reales 2,790 tons of carbon dioxide in the air per year.

A.C. uses 10 times more energy as a fan and creates 10 times the pollution

Every year, diesel emissions are the cause of  450 premature deaths

700 non-fatal heart attacks

9,900 asthma attacks                                  

Water- Almost 25% of U.S. beaches have to be closed at least once every year due to water pollution

Around 40% of rivers and 46% of lakes in the U.S. are too polluted for fishing, swimming, and aquatic life

Because of sewage and fertilizer, 30% of Ireland's rivers are polluted

Land- One American can pruduce 3,285 pounds of dangerous waste every single year

Americans, every day, throw away so much trash that it could fill 36,000 garbage trucks

In land fills, over 80% of the trash there is not(but can be) recycled