Lindsey M., KY
This deficiency leaves our lungs without the normal protection most people's bodies have against air pollutants and toxins. I attend a university where I am exposed to visible mold that covers a basement filled with asbestos. The air I breathe for long hours inside is of low quality and the air outside is not much better.
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