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Gassiness, smog and air pollution are another problem mentioned by the study participants. People who have recently moved to USA pay special attention to it. According to the respondent, in the future the situation will worsen: with the appearance of new residents in the city the number of private cars will increase and air pollution will increase. “The second problem I faced was air. No matter what it feels like. Later I became more interested in it. When there are many impurities of various gases in the air, very often there are symptoms such as headaches, joint pain and other physical disorders of the body. The air quality measurement system is a mystery to most participants in the discussion. Some of them were not sure whether to monitor at all. People say that they would be interested to know more about the level of air pollution if this information was provided in an accessible form, for example, as part of the weather forecast. Some recalled that during fires in peatlands around NY, air pollution figures were announced in the news. However, it is difficult to decipher these indicators on your own. People do not understand the effect of a certain content of a substance on human health. That is why not all participants are sure that they would trust the official figures.

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