To
the Editor:
Re
“Want Cleaner Air? Try Using Less Deodorant” (news article Feb. 19), I found it
incredible that
perfumes and lotions have the potential to cause more harm to our air than
cars, according to a report in the journal Science. As the technology to do
such studies becomes more advanced, fossil fuel burning cars are no longer the
defining factor when it comes to climate change. Tests for pollutants in other
products must become more widespread as cars are clearly not the only
contributors.
Wanting
cleaner air must now take into account so many products that are purchased with
little to no regulation. Over the years, as it became clear how detrimental the
burning of fossil fuels could be to the ozone, regulations were put into place
in order to filter the pollutants that were emitted through the cars’ exhaust.
A
few months ago, I encountered this problem. I drive a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder
that has terrible gas mileage and did not pass inspection due to the car’s
muffler not being up to pollution standards. As a college student who commutes,
I rely on my car to get me to school. I don’t have the funds to buy a new car.
Because my muffler was not up to standards, I had no choice but to get it
replaced. State regulations such as the one that prevented my car from passing
inspection are what enables change to be possible. Now that cars have become
more efficient, the same must be said for household products and hygienic
products. While they have become a part of our daily routines, their chemicals
are detrimental to the air we breathe and we aren’t even aware of it.
Kristie
Murru
The writer is a student at Ramapo
College of New Jersey.
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