Elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and smog causes an increase in the incidence of allergic diseases such as nausea, vomiting and eye irritation. The toxic elements in the atmosphere are responsible for asthma, bronchitis emphysema, and related respiratory disorders. Elderly people, infants, pregnant women and people with cardiac and respiratory disorders are especially vulnerable to air pollution.
Organic lead emitted from automobiles get absorbed in brain, liver, kidney, and blood, causing convulsions, muscular paralysis, reduction in red blood cells (RBCs) count and brain damage. Carbon monoxide (CO) combines with blood hemoglobin much faster than oxygen thus reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. It combines with hemoglobin more than 200 times faster than oxygen (O2). Carbon monoxide in heavy traffic causes headache, drowsiness and blurred vision. Exposure to air containing even 0.001% of carbon monoxide for several hours causes coma and even death.
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) irritates the respiratory tissues. It also reacts with water in the atmosphere to form sulfur-containing acids. The acids when inhaled affects the lungs.
Nitrogen oxides (NO & NO2) irritates lungs aggravates asthma or chronic bronchitis and increases susceptibility to respiratory infection like influenza. The continued inhalation of ozone causes chest pain, breathlessness, and irritation of eye, nose, and throat.
Elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and smog causes an increase in the incidence of allergic diseases such as nausea, vomiting and eye irritation. The toxic elements in the atmosphere are responsible for asthma, bronchitis emphysema, and related respiratory disorders. Elderly people, infants, pregnant women and people with cardiac and respiratory disorders are especially vulnerable to air pollution.
Organic lead emitted from automobiles get absorbed in brain, liver, kidney, and blood, causing convulsions, muscular paralysis, reduction in red blood cells (RBCs) count and brain damage. Carbon monoxide (CO) combines with blood hemoglobin much faster than oxygen thus reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. It combines with hemoglobin more than 200 times faster than oxygen (O2). Carbon monoxide in heavy traffic causes headache, drowsiness and blurred vision. Exposure to air containing even 0.001% of carbon monoxide for several hours causes coma and even death.
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) irritates the respiratory tissues. It also reacts with water in the atmosphere to form sulfur-containing acids. The acids when inhaled affects the lungs.
Nitrogen oxides (NO & NO2) irritates lungs aggravates asthma or chronic bronchitis and increases susceptibility to respiratory infection like influenza. The continued inhalation of ozone causes chest pain, breathlessness, and irritation of eye, nose, and throat.
Dear, Catherine Billoet ,,,
Air pollution leads to many problems on human health, among them increasing allergic related diseases.
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Loss of lung capacity and decreased lung function. Development of diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and possibly cancer.
Read the below link for more detail.
https://www.who.int/air-pollution/news-and-events/how-air-pollution-is-destroying-our-health
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