Air Pollution Ups Risk for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Disease

 Over time as the air gets dirtier more and more people inhale it which increases their risk of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, and other forms of dementia. 63 million Americans can't prove the cause and effect but they do show stroings associations with air pollution and brain disorders. Our current air pollution levels are PM2.5 when exposed to this long term it increases the deterioration of the human Heart. For each 5 microgram  per cubic meter increase in annual PM2.5. There was a 13% higher chance of being hospitalized for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The article says, "Women, white people, and urban dwellers were particularly susceptible." Antonella Zanobetti the co-researcher says that there needs to be stricter standards to lower the levels of air pollution. The rise in neurological disorders as the American population grows can not only be described by aging. If the air pollution is lowered the amount of neurological disorders would be lowered too.   

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  1. AnonymousNovember 16, 2020 at 12:15 PM

    I agree that if the air pollution is lowered then the amount of neurological disorders will decrease as well. It is crazy to think that Americans might be causing other Americans to develop these diseases. Also, if pollution doesn't stop and continues to rise, this rate might go up even higher.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM

    I think we should really worry about air pollution and think about how we can fix or improve it.
    Do you think this should be better prioritized because I think it should. I think it is crazy that air pollution can cause so much problems with our health yet know one talks about it.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 9, 2020 at 8:01 AM

    This was actually really interesting. When I think about this it makes me wonder if you are susceptible to it depending on where you live. Also, if it does make you more susceptible, does your location effect the amount of damage if does to your brain.

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