Air Pollution and Mortality: A Focus on Maryland

What is air pollution? According to the experts, the presence into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects is termed as air pollution. The presence of Air Pollution is countries such as the US comes unsurprisingly to everyone. Being one of the most industrialized countries on earth, air pollution is one of the environmental issues that we just have to deal with. However, a statistic which may take the people by surprise is that among states such as New York, California and Indiana, it is Maryland which has managed in registering the highest number of deaths from Air pollution in the United States. After multiple study conducted by various institutes, it has been concluded that motor vehicles, and industrial smokestacks contribute to the death of 113 people per 100,000 per year in Maryland, with Baltimore and Montgomery Village topping the list with 130 deaths per 100,000 people.

According to the study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Baltimore is the largest contributor of Air Pollution, and it’s a very worrying aspect, when compared to much

First, the current level of air pollution which the residents of Maryland experience can reduce life expectancy by approximately three years, and cause numerous diseases including lung diseases, which can cost the state in billions. According to the Maryland Department of Environment, Ground-level ozone, or smog has been one of Maryland’s most pervasive air pollution problem, and approximately seventy percent of Maryland’s air pollution originates from the upwind states, such as Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana). As a result, Maryland, along with several northeastern states filed a petition to force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate thirty-six power plant units the upwind states, to run their air pollution controls to reduce