ABSTRACT

The quality of the ambient air is an issue that is a common denominator among all people throughout the world. This statement is based on the simple fact that to live everyone must breathe. Despite this fact, air quality is an issue that has been historically ignored until it deteriorates to a point where breathing is uncomfortable or even to where life itself is threatened. However, this approach to air quality is changing rapidly as no aspect of the environment has recently received greater attention than that of air pollution and its effects on our health and well-being.