he United State. High lead levels in the blood of children also are attributed to air contamination in regions with severe air pollution. High rates of infant mortality and low birth weights are additional problems associated with severe air pollution. Respiratory problems associated with air pollution include bronchitis, pneumonia, respiratory stress syndrome, and other respiratory diseases. Bronchitis is one of the most common ailments reported in regions with severe air pollution.
While air pollution problems have abated in some metropolitan areas in the United States, they continue to become more severe in others. Although environmental contamination is an emotional issue that rouses high passions on all sides of the issue, there are serious economic and political implications of such contamination that should be soberly considered by all factions. In the political context, the implications must be considered on both a short-term and a long-term basis. In the short-term, the loss of jobs, loss of indu
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