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Pollutants and Your Health

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Air pollution can seriously affect a child’s ________ system, which is the defense system against infections and illness.
Children are more susceptible to effects of pollution because the organs of their ___________ system are not fully developed and more a vulnerable to toxic substances they breathe.
Burning wood for fuel releases _________ into the air.
Children who breathe polluted air are at higher risk of severe and potentially deadly respiratory infections such as _____________.
Pollution affects airways and lungs, and reduces the amount of ________ children take into their bodies. This is harmful because young bodies need this chemical for brain development.
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Pollution can be caused by factors such as vehicle and factory ___________, heavy use of fossil fuels, dust and burning of waste.
Particulate _______ is made up of very small particles that can damage the lungs when children inhale them.
_________ is a leading, serious chronic illness of children that could be prevented in many cases by a reduction of air pollution.
Ground Level ___________ is a dangerous pollutant that creates the smog that is often found in cities.
A fossil fuel like ____ produces the heavy, ordorless pollutant sulfer dioxide when burned