Ever since I could remember, society has always been saying that every and any type of pollution is bad for the environment, and that we need to make a change. But it still seems like we are trying to fix this issue. I found numerous articles about whether pollution is an issue we should worry about or not. Whether or not pollution will be thing that kills us, I think we can say for sure that it’s not good for our health. I believe the first thing we have to do to stop pollution is to understand it. Understand what different types of pollution there are and what different types affect certain parts of our health.

An article on Time states that coal pollution is a very big type of pollution that harms humans. A study says that coal pollution is the most dangerous for heart disease. The study was conducted by NYU school of medicine; George D. Thurston, Richard T. Burnett, and other scientists. It was published in the environmental health perspectives. The study had around 450,000 participants, from all around the country. They looked for different types of pollution particles that would cause heart disease. The results of the study were that coal pollution compared to a normal pollution was about five times stronger on the effects of the heart. The conclusion was that long-term exposure to fossil fuel combustion (coal burning) wa associated with increases in heart disease mortality.

Because of this new study, delegates from all over the world are meeting in Paris for a meeting aimed to fix climate change, especially concerning coal pollution. There are plans to fix this coal pollution problem. USA and China have both announced to reduce coal production.

There was another study done in China that observed 200 publications that reported health effects from coal pollution. They observed studies regarding what causes heart disease and the particles from coal pollution from America and China. Their conclusion was that arsenic poisoning and fluorosis from coal pollution was observed in certain regions of China. Also they could connect a few studies that identified coal smoke with heart disease. The study is a study of studies, so I believe that it couldn’t be affected from the texas sharpshooter problem. I would have liked to see the study look at other places other than China and America.

Conclusion
After analyzing both studies, I believe it is evident to say that coal pollution can directly lead to heart disease. Also from the first study, I can also conclude that coal pollution is more dangerous to heart disease than other regular pollutions. I am pleased with the results of both studies because the first one was very extensive with its research and the second one was a study of multiple studies. I know humans don’t have much control with what type of air we breathe, but maybe knowing that there are more dangerous types of pollution that others will help you think more about your health and what effects it directly. If you have any thoughts on this topic or opinions on the studies I analyzed, please comment below.