The China Crud

Well, I just finished reading this article by Claire Tomkins where she talks about getting the 'China Crud'. See in this article she first explains how she and her husband were so taken by the Chinese and their effort to become a modern country. She talks about several of the attractions: the waterfront along the Huangpo River, the architecture it contains, the new art district, and the 'uber trendy bars and clubs' as she put it.

She recounts she was fine for the first week there. But then after that, she had become victim to what she labels as 'the China Crud'. What is the cause of this 'China Crud' one might ask-- well pollution of course. To be specific, air pollution to be exact. According to her the air over there is so polluted by particulates larger than 2.5 micros but smaller than 10 microns.

Everyone out there should take heed of these facts. Especially here in the USA, because we would have the same pollution if it were not for the first Earth Day which led to the development of the EPA. It was initiated on April 22, 1970 by none other than Gaylord Nelson, who was a United States Senator from Wisconsin.

That's right folks if it were not for the courage of people such as Senator Nelson, we would have never heard of the EPA. And furthermore, for all you ultra conservative or libertarian folks out there, this is a fundamental issue for we have to thank the EPA for-- giving us much cleaner air to breathe!

I for one am glad to say I live in the United States where we have an EPA, and much cleaner air than the Chinese do, what about you?