How Will Pollution Effect.

 Pollution is one of the biggest causes of death in the world, affecting more than 100 million people. This is comparable to global diseases such as malaria and HIV.

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In 1975, the National Academy of Sciences estimated that ocean sources, such as cargo ships and cruise ships, dumped 14 billion pounds of waste into the ocean.
 

More than one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die from pollution each year.
People living in places with high levels of air pollution are 20% more likely to die from lung cancer than people living in less polluted areas.

The Mississippi River carries about 1.Five million tons of nitrogen pollution are released into the Gulf of Mexico each year, creating a “dead zone” in the Gulf the size of New Jersey each summer.
 

About 40% of lakes in the United States are too polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming. The
Americans represent about 5% of the world's population. 

However, the United States uses 25% of the world's resources – burning nearly 25% of the world's coal, 26% of the world's oil, and 27% of the world's natural gas.
 

Annually 1.2 trillion gallons of untreated wastewater, stormwater, and industrial waste are dumped into U.S. waters.
 

While children make up 10% of the world's population, more than 40% of the global burden of disease falls on them. More than 3 million children under 5 years old die each year due to environmental factors.

Recycling and composting avoided the disposal of 85 million tons of materials in 2010, compared to 18 million tons in 1980.