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University of Texas at El PasoBienkowski, B. (2015, July 24). Bad air means lower grade point
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/jul/air-pollution-children-health-iq-
grades-point-average-environmental-justice-texas
Brian Bienkowski believes that the pollution of the air contributes to the success of the students
academic achievement. In his article he uses fourth and fifth graders from the El Paso
communities as the major victims. He states that the heavily exposure to contaminants of air at
home can contribute to a lower grade point averages of these young students. This study was
used to prove that the disturbance of the air contaminants not only effect the environment but our
own children as well. This city of 675,000, as stated in this article, is very bad when it involves
the particulate matter. This particulate matter can be described as a mix of substances that are
being emitted into the air by combustion sources such as cars, trucks, industrial plants and wood
burning. This study doesnt exactly stated that the air pollution itself brings students grades
down but is a major contributions as to why students have a higher risk of having low grades due
to the many effects it brings to them. The health conditions proposed by the exposure to their
developing anatomy.
Health and Environmental Effects of Hazardous Air Pollutants. (2017, February 09).
environmental-effects-hazardous-air-pollutants
In this article the dangers of air contaminations are proposed to the reader on how the human
body is affected on a daily basis. As humans we are required to breathe oxygen to be able to
function properly and live. Pure air is a major source of our lives, without oxygen we would not
be able to live. When our bodies are exposed to dirty air we risk our health by exposing it to
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many viscous health conditions such as damaging the immune system, neurological, and
reproductive development, and respiratory systems. From the PDF provided on this article the
effects of air pollution to the health of humans, environment, climate and atmosphere is being
described. As humans, we create gases that damage the stratosphere, a layer in the atmosphere
that protects us from the heat (UVs) from the sun. These gases are thinning out the stratosphere
that are increasing the average temperatures on earth creating climate change. This climate
change affects the environment and wildlife by exposing it to higher temperatures and making
life unsuitable for them. These gases are coming from the ozone we create by the usage of cars,
trucks, burning of wood and other matters result in global warming. Eventually, if nothing is
done to prevent the increase of this pollution life will be extremely hard to sustain on earth due to
Suro, R. (1991, December 21). Pollution Tests Two Neighbors: El Paso and Juarez.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/us/pollution-tests-two-neighbors-el-
paso-and-juarez.html
Air pollution has been a major problem in the border cities as described in this article by Robert
Suro. In October, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency categorized the magnitude of
air pollution in El Paso as "serious." That is not as bad as the "extreme" designation applied to
Los Angeles, but it is worse than the "moderate" given to Dallas. These border cities are only a
slight portion of the actual population of the city of Dallas. The comparison with such a vast city
should be considered an enormous red flag for the citizens of El Paso and Mexico. On the other
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side of the border people burn wood and use gas heaters to stay warm during the winters and as
to the Americans we stay warm with the burners installed in our homes. The vast amount of
vehicles and factories unleash many gases to the air. As stated in the article in the New York
Times, El Paso is one in only five cities that exceeds the environmental quality of air pollutants.
Ozone, carbon monoxide and particulate matter are the three pollutants that are being generated
in these cities.
With this evidence it is clear to say that that the people of both sides of the border contribute
greatly to the disturbance of the air. The effect of this situation can lead to greater problems in
the further future if it not taken care of. As stated in the article, it is unfair to point fingers as to
who truly is in greater fault when both cities contribute evenly to the destruction of the air and
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Acosta, L. L. (2015, August 28). UTEP Study Links Air Pollution to Children's Low
air-pollution-to-childrens-low-gpas/
Air pollution deaths on the rise, study predicts. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2017,
from http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/health/air-pollution-deaths-rising/
Bienkowski, B. (2015, July 24). Bad air means lower grade point averages in Texas.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/jul/air-pollution-
children-health-iq-grades-point-average-environmental-justice-texas
Health and Environmental Effects of Hazardous Air Pollutants. (2017, February 09).
environmental-effects-hazardous-air-pollutants
Ostro, B. (1980). Air Pollution, Public Health, and Inflation. Environmental Health
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Pollution of the Environment. (1966). Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and
Rossati, A. (2017). Global Warming and Its Health Impact. International Journal Of
Suro, R. (1991, December 21). Pollution Tests Two Neighbors: El Paso and Juarez.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/us/pollution-tests-two-neighbors-el-
paso-and-juarez.html