on march 17, 1992, in mexico city, all children under the age of 14 could not go to school because of air pollution. this does not often happen, but being exposed to air pollution every day can make people have many health problems. children, elderly (old) people, and people with allergies especially, can have a lot of problems because of air pollution. studies from the university of birmingham showed that deaths because of pneumonia and air pollution from motor vehicles like cars are related.