Question

Imagine hearing on the radio that the local weather agency has declared a high pollution advisory. What are the health risks of high concentrations of air pollution and what can be done on an individual basis to prevent or reduce problems associated with air pollution?

Answer 1

Well there will be more birth defects the pollution could cause cancer 
and to reduce or prevent the problems of pollution people could wear those mask things or we could make medicines fashioned to help the problems.

sorry if this is not the type of answer you are looking for! this is my first time answering a question so yea i hoped i helped. :-)

Answer 2

On an individual basis, to reduce air pollution stop using fossil fuels on a daily basis in his car (so switching from a fuel car to an electric car or at least a hybrid car would be a lot already). Another thing would be that important to do would be to stop spending resources such as wood for warming but to rather use a different energy source to heat up an appartment.
Generally when there is high air pollution, different infections of the nasal pathway could ensue due to it.