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Factories are a major contributor to air pollution. It makes no difference what product the factory makes, it could be anything from medicine to rubber, the factory still releases a lot of pollution into the environment. In fact US factories alone release over 3 million tons of hazardous chemicals into the air every year. Think if you have ever driven into a city and seen the smoke flowing from those tall towers, all that smoke pollutes the air and aids in global warming. There is one type of factory that pollutes the air more than any other, that is the power plants. In power plants they burn coal to produce energy. This releases a huge amount of hazardous smoke straight into the air. Learn more about factories polluting the air
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Information from: "How Do Factories Cause Air Pollution." Cause and Effect for Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Hybrid Cars, Pollution, Small Scale Waste to Energy. Web. 09 Jan. 2011. <http://www.treehuggerusa.com/pollution/air-pollution/How-Do-Factories-Cause-Air-Pollution.html>.
"Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution | GreenStudentU.com." GreenStudentU: Green Students, Environmental Education, & Eco-Lifestyles. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://www.greenstudentu.com/encyclopedia/pollution>.
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