A straight line - research, air pollution and your health
 from the American Lung Association
You are sitting in traffic behind a large truck with black fumes spewing from the tailpipe. Ever wonder just what that exhaust is doing to you? To your kids? That black plume is more complex—and more dangerous—than you might think. Research can explain the details. That plume of smoke can do much worse than make you cough and blink. The tiniest soot particles in that noxious mix are the most dangerous because they penetrate deep into the lungs and remain there. They can even be absorbed into the bloodstream and travel throughout your body. Ozone (smog), too, causes its own harm. It’s that haze of dirt hanging over you on hot summer days, when the sizzling sunlight reacts with vehicle and other emissions to pollute the air you inhale. Just like sunburn irritates your skin, ozone especially irritates your airways as you inhale. Imagine rubbing sandpaper on a wound; that’s what ozone does to the lining of your airways. read the rest of this article by Clicking Here
Related posts:
- Air Pollution and Asthma: 4 Ways to Stay Safe on ‘Ozone-Alert’ Days US News and World Report Poor air quality days...
- Ozone and how it affects our health A very interesting article shared by Cecil Montgomery of COPD...
- New research leads to stricter standards for the air you breathe. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - National Institutes...
- What You Should Know About Ozone and Your Health http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.main Ozone in the air we breathe can harm...
- Myths & Facts - Straight Talk About Vaccinations, The Flu And Public Health HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled several new resources...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
July 25, 2008
Tags: air pollution, air quality and health, ozone Posted in: COPD - air quality
Leave a Reply