What is unregulated air pollution?

How does human health get affected by air pollution? What diseases do people get by air pollution/?

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  here's a link about air pollution... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution Air Pollution Definition: Air pollution is toxic contaminants or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which have been released into the air. All over the world, fuel, in the form of oil and coal, is burned to run factories, machinery and all forms of transportation. The burning of these fuels creates by-products such as smoke and invisible irritants which contaminate our atmosphere. Many consumer products such as hair spray, paint, cleaners, windshield washers, etc. release high levels of VOCs into the atmosphere. The cumulative effect of air pollution destroys our environment and poses health treats to humans. Air Pollution Sources: Cars, Consumer Products, Gas Stations, Power Stations, Agriculture & Forestry, Chemical Industry Air Pollution Effects: The effects of air pollution are a major threat to our health. The American Lung Association believes that sulfur-dioxide exposure (one source is the internal combustion engine of automobiles) is the third leading cause of lung disease following smoking. Air pollution has also been implicated in the rising occurrence of asthma, bronchitis and emphysema. The air pollution effects on our environment are immense. Contaminating particles from sulfur dioxide emissions which are released into the air by factories, power plants and cars combine with water particles in the atmosphere and fall to the earth in the form of rain or snow. This is called acid rain. The acidity or basicity of this precipitation is dependent upon the concentration and type of contaminants with which the water particles have been combined. When oceans, lakes and streams absorb acid rain their support structure of algae, plankton and other aquatic life which provide food and nutrients for fish are destroyed. Acid rain damages trees and plants. Buildings are also effected by acid rain. Another form of pollutant in our air is known as CFCs or chlorofluorocarbons does major damage to our environment. CFCs are chemicals created by industrial usage such as solvents, refrigerant gases and paints. CFCs combine with the earth's upper atmosphere, attaching themselves to the molecules of ozone. The ozone layer protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation of the sun. The CFCs transform and destroy the ozone layer. If the ozone shield gets too thin or disappears, exposure to ultraviolet radiation can cause crop failures, skin cancer and other environmental and health disasters. here's some more helpful link: http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html