Smog and your health:
Smog can
cause damage to your heart and lungs - even when you can't see or smell it in
the air around you.
When we hear the word smog, many of us picture the chemical "soup" that often appears as a brownish-yellow haze over cities. But smog isn't always visible. It's a mixture of air pollutants, including gases and particles that are too small to see. Smog often begins in big cities, but smog levels can be just as high or higher in rural and suburban areas.
We all need to protect our health against potential damage from smog.
When we hear the word smog, many of us picture the chemical "soup" that often appears as a brownish-yellow haze over cities. But smog isn't always visible. It's a mixture of air pollutants, including gases and particles that are too small to see. Smog often begins in big cities, but smog levels can be just as high or higher in rural and suburban areas.
We all need to protect our health against potential damage from smog.
Potential
health effects:
Since smog is a mixture of air pollutants, including particulate
matter and ozone, its impact on your health will depend on a number of things,
including:
- The
levels and types of pollutants in the air
- Your
age and general state of health
- The
influence of weather
- How
long you are exposed
- Where
you live
Smog can irritate your eyes, nose and throat. Or it can worsen
existing heart and lung problems or perhaps cause lung cancer with regular
long-term exposure. It also results in early death.
Studies on ozone show that once it gets into your lungs, it can continue to
cause damage even when you feel fine.
The people most at risk are those who suffer from heart and lung
problems. Many of these problems are more common in seniors, making them more
likely to experience the negative effects of air pollution. Children can be
more sensitive to the effects of air pollution because their respiratory
systems are still developing and they tend to have an active lifestyle. Even
healthy young adults breathe less well on days when the air is heavily
polluted.
Many of us experience some kind of air
pollution-related symptoms such as watery eyes, coughing, or wheezing. Even for
healthy people, polluted air can cause respiratory irritation or breathing
difficulties during exercise or outdoor activities. Your actual risk depends on
your current health status, the pollutant type and concentration, and the
length of your exposure to the polluted air.
People most
susceptible to severe health problems from air pollution are:
·
Individuals with heart disease – such as coronary artery disease
or congestive heart failure
·
Individuals with lung disease – such as asthma, emphysema or
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
·
Pregnant women
·
Outdoor workers
·
Children under age 14, whose lungs are still developing
·
Athletes who exercise vigorously outdoors
High air pollution levels can cause immediate health problems:
·
Aggravated cardiovascular and respiratory illness
·
Added stress to heart and lungs, which must work harder to
supply the body with oxygen
·
Damaged cells in the respiratory system
Long-term exposure to polluted air can have permanent health
effects:
·
Accelerated aging of the lungs
·
Loss of lung capacity
·
Decreased lung function
·
Development of diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema,
and possibly cancer
·
Shortened life span
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