Water & Air Pollution Analysis in Orange County, California

br Water and Air Pollution Analysis in Orange County Orange County may look as though it is fresh water and blue skies but unfortunately it is completely the opposite . This research will give you a thorough insight of the complexities of water and air pollution in Orange County . It will be based on EPA 's released reports that clarify the causes and effects of Orange County 's poor environmental issues

Air Pollution

As stated in an Article , O .C 's dirty air (2006 , Orange County is known to inhabit a massive amount

of air pollution . Most of the air pollution is caused by traffic and industry which affects the residents of Orange County directly . Perkes and Bernard (2006 , states that the EPA recently performed a comprehensive , 177 , chemical observation of the air pollution in Orange County . The researched performed showed that residents of Orange County were at a higher risk at developing cancer caused by the air pollution . Perkes and Bernhard (2006 , also states that

While one-third of Americans can be expected to develop cancer over their lifetimes , less than 1 percent of cancers are thought to be caused by air pollution . Still , more people in Orange County are expected to become sick from dirty air than they would in most places in the United States ?3

Perkes and Bernhard (2006 , states that the risk for Orange County is nearly doubled , The EPA data from 1999 , the most recent available indicates that about 42 in every million Americans are at risk for developing cancer from toxic air pollutants . In Orange County , the risk is nearly doubled : 79 cancer cases per million residents

The large amount of diesel fuel is the primary cause of the massive amount of air pollution in Orange County . Perkes and Bernhard (2006

Perkes and Bernhard (2006 ) suggests that there are plenty of way to improve the air Orange County breathes

At home , air filtration systems aren 't effective against the tiniest and most dangerous particles . But there are a few things you can do , the UCI researchers said . Always use the exhaust hood if you cook on a gas stove . Don 't allow smoking in your home . And minimize the time your car 's engine is idling ?25

Water Pollution

The residents of Orange County are not currently experiencing any intense water pollution problems at this time . The minor water pollution has been caused mainly by storms that lead to trash being trapped in the sewers . Kids Corner (2006 , has seven ways to be storm smart

1 . Stay away from storm drains at the beach

2 . Don 't swim in front of or near a storm drain

3 . Play away from puddles or pools of water near storm drains

4 . Take a break from swimming or surfing for at least 3 days after it rains , when stuff from the street gets washed into the ocean

5 . Don 't pour anything into the street or a catch basin . It ends up in the ocean

6 . Pick up after...