And 24 million Americans, or 1 in every 14 adults, are living with asthma. That rate is even higher in children, with about one every 12 kids living with asthma. Now consider for a second that Elevated air pollution has been found by the University of Washington, Columbia and the University of Buffalo to be equivalent on your lungs like a pack of cigarettes. Why is smog like a pack of cigarettes? Because it has the same effects exactly on your health. Here's what the EPA says on this topic. (21:24–21:38)
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Asserts that studies equate the effects of elevated air pollution on lungs to smoking a pack of cigarettes.
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