California Desert Communities: Community Science in the Salton Sea
This is a collection of community science in the Salton Sea in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Lithium Valley
This is a collection of Lithium Valley in california Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Infrastructure
This is a collection of infrastructure in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Mural Country
This is a collection of mural country in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Organizations and Agencies
This is a collection of organizations and agencies in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communites: Concepts in Play
This is a collection of concepts in play in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: EcoGovLab in the Field
This is a collection of EcoGovLab in the field in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Roles and Careers in Comite Civico de Valle
This is a collection on roles and careers in Comite Civico de Valle in California Desert Communities.
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Air pollution is a huge issue nowadays, and it has a side effect on people's health as well. Air pollution divided into different type of pollution (Climate Change, Toxic Pollutants, Protecting the Stratospheric Ozone Layer, etc). Each one of this hase a negative effects on public health. First Climate Change, it is expected to lead to more intense hurricanes and storms, heavier and more frequent flooding, increased drought and that lead to death or injuries. Second Toxic Pollutants, it basically causes cancer, "EPA’s most recent national assessment of inhalation risks from air toxics12 estimated that the whole nation experiences lifetime cancer risks above ten in a million, and that almost 14 million people in more than 60 urban locations have lifetime cancer risks greater than 100 in a million." (EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency, para 41).