Conclusion:

The hypothesis wasnt supported, however, many patterns in the data were found.
The original goal of the hypothesis was to determine if the air pollution level for each
individual air pollutant would increase, decrease or stay constant between the two
years. Then determine if the percent of population for each person would increase,
decrease or stay constant for the same two years and then look at whether the two
would correlate. Yet, it only correlated very slightly, too minimal to even take into
consideration. However, many patterns were spotted in the data. One pattern spotted
was that if the PM10 level is greater than or equal to 60 g/m then the population of
anemia in that country will be 15% or greater. Another pattern that was spotted with
PM10 was that if the air pollution level was greater than 100 g/m then the percent
of population that had anemia in that country was 25% or greater. Another pattern
spotted in the data was that if PM2.5 was below 25 g/m then the percent of
population that had anemia was 40% or greater. Yet, another trend that was seen was
that if the SO2 level was greater than or equal to 10 g/m then the percent of anemia
in that country was greater than or equal to 35% and if the SO2 level was below 10
g/m then the population of anemia was less than 35%. Another trend that was
observed was that if the NO2 level was greater than or equal to 8 g/m then the
percent of anemia in that country was greater than or equal to 15%. The final trend
that was spotted was that if a country had a CO level of 2 g/m or more then the
percent of anemia in that country was at least 25%.
These patterns show that as the air pollution increases, the percent of population
with anemia also increases. This is seen the most with the air pollutants PM10 and
SO2. When a country has a PM10 level of 60 g/m or more then that country has a
population with anemia of 15% of or more. When the PM10 level increases to over
100 g/m then the population of anemia in that country also increases to 25% or
more. When the SO2 levels are 10 g/m or above then the population with anemia is
greater than or equal to 35%, however, when the SO2 levels decrease and are below
10 g/m then the population with anemia also decreases and is less than 35%. It can
also be noticed that one of the air pollutants that is possibly the most harmful is CO,
at low levels of at least 2 g/m, the population with anemia is still pretty high, at
least 25%.
This is important to know because people should be aware of how damaging air
pollution can be. And which air pollutants cause the largest harmful effects. By
reducing the air pollution or even just concentrating on reducing one air pollutant
like CO then this can also potentially decrease the prevalence of anemia in the future.
If people start to try and decrease air pollution levels then possibly the generations to
come will live with fewer individuals who have anemia.

Societal Impact
Air pollution is a harmful environmental factor that we are all surrounded by. Air
pollution can cause lung and heart disease, asthma attacks, wheezing, and
coughing (Nikoli 2007). Many people dont realize that these air particles can
enter the bloodstream and alter your blood causing blood conditions like anemia.
Studies show that people living with anemia tend to have a diminished quality of
life and physical functions such as poor health, functional decline, low muscle
strength, more disability and more depression (Thein, 2010). As technology
expands and population grows, air pollution will more likely increase causing
more people to encounter health problems due to air pollution. Therefore, if
people dont start making an effort to decrease air pollution levels then more
conditions like anemia will arise.

Abstract:

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