The Air That kills
We need air to breath. But if the air we breathe is no longer clean, it compromises our health.
Every living creation in this world needs air to breath for living. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies to live. However, living in a fast growing age of technology, millions of people now live in areas where urban smog, very small particles, and toxic pollutants pose serious health concerns. Smog is a kind of air pollution and it is referred to as a mixture of harmful substance that can often be seen as a fog in the air.
Modern smog does not usually come from coal but from vehicular and industrial emissions that are acted on in the atmosphere by sunlight to form secondary pollutants that also combine with the primary emissions to form photochemical smog. Smog- producing air pollutants can cause serious health effects and can even cause premature death. According to scientific researches, smog doesn’t just ruin your view; it poses serious health risks, especially to children and senior citizens.
It must be well understood that the problem on air pollution is not only limited within the urban centers; it can also be found outside of major urban centers. Air pollutants can be carried hundreds of miles by winds and can thus affect areas far-removed from the source of pollution.
Smog is known to cause or aggravate respiratory illnesses such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema especially to young children (age of 10 below) or older person (70 and older), and people with heart and lung conditions who are particularly sensitive to the adverse health effect of ground-level ozone exposure, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide.
Smog can cause you damage to your health and lungs – even when you can’t see or smell it in the air around you. It can inflame breathing passages, decrease the lungs’ working capacity, can cause shortness of breath, pain when inhaling deeply, wheezing, and coughing. Long term exposure to air pollution can cause chronic health concerns, such as cancer and damage to the body’s immune, neurological, reproductive, and respiratory systems.
Smog is made of a combination of air pollutants that are too small to see by a naked eye. However, tis tiny particles are big contributors that compromise human health, harm the environment, and even cause property damage; all we need is to protect our health against all these potential harm. Smog often begins in big cities by which air pollution emitted by vehicles, energy consumption, population, carbon dioxide emission, and aggregate emissions causes pollution to the air we breathe.
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35 Responses to “The Air That kills”
On August 18, 2009 at 5:26 am
Good post about a problem that will not go away but hopefully will improve in time.
On August 18, 2009 at 5:47 am
We really need to do our share of minimizing air pollution for surely every ease of life’s technology has its setbacks. A thought provoking read.
On August 18, 2009 at 7:41 am
A good reminder to all of us. Thanks for posting this.
On August 18, 2009 at 8:05 am
nice article. very informative
On August 18, 2009 at 8:07 am
Good article.This problem can be solved,if government takes proper steps to improve our environment.
On August 18, 2009 at 8:22 am
nice lesson ma’am,
On August 18, 2009 at 8:52 am
Food for thought. Pollution is bad and can kill our health. Like it!
On August 18, 2009 at 9:05 am
The air gets really bad here in Korea when the yellow sand blows over from China.
Interesting read!
On August 18, 2009 at 11:33 am
An excellent article to take in acount about the smog´s harm.
On August 18, 2009 at 11:47 am
As a runner I totally agree we need to reduce smog levels. Can’t wait for electric cars.
On August 18, 2009 at 11:51 am
Clear and decisive article not only giving a general overview “Smog is Bad” but detailing out the who is affected, why it exists and how it is formed. Very informational. I’d be interested to see another article about how we are combating the effects.
On August 18, 2009 at 11:56 am
I love the imagery, greta photos and diagrams.
On August 18, 2009 at 12:01 pm
This is sad. Air pollution really gets us worried. The worst is that air pollution has no boundary…it hurts everyone..Have my liked it.
On August 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Civilization is working on the problem.
On August 18, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Good article, but not all living things needs air to survive.
On August 18, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Nice article Anne. Well written and informative.
On August 18, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Yes, I also agree that we could do more to reduce environmental pollution and breathe cleaner air.
On August 18, 2009 at 4:28 pm
We can all do our bit to ease this problem, but are we making the effort??? Excellent piece.
On August 18, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Very informative. It’s an extremely important topic, so I’m glad you’ve made this many people aware. As many people above said, we all need to do our part. Pretty much to ensure that our species and civilization survives.
On August 18, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Let’s leave behind a cleaner planet…
On August 18, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Smog is terrible. Lets hope we will have cleaner some day but I don’t know how it can be with all the cars on the road and factories releasing poisons. Our government is working on it but with so many countries unconcerned I don’t know how much good it will do. We all have to breath the same air.
On August 18, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Informative indeed, thanks for reminding us!
On August 19, 2009 at 12:06 am
Its a problem that’s always been there, well written!
On August 19, 2009 at 12:14 am
Wow, the 2nd hottest content of the day. Maygani kay nibalik na ang kurente hapit di nako masapon imong pinaka-init nga content yet. Dah lagi, hehehe! Congrats! Keep writing!
On August 19, 2009 at 12:39 am
Very informative and well laid out.
On August 19, 2009 at 9:38 am
This is a very wonderful piece kabayan. Congrats for making it to the top
On August 19, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Smog…one of the reasons I was happy to leave California.
On August 19, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Excellent!..a very well written piece. informative too. I liked it. Thanx for sharing.
On August 21, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Law in Ireland is:- No burning waste in backyard.
Certain types of coal not allowed.
Plastic bags cost 22c. when buying groceries.
Rubbish in backyard must be taken away by
a skip.
No smoking in offices, pubs, public transport,
eating houses.
120km speed limit on motorways which
reduces any chance of smog.
Ireland is totally free of smog but has, as yet, to put a law on
motorists to change to cleaner and earth friendly cars.
On August 23, 2009 at 10:25 am
Great post! Nicely done!..I loved this article. Thanks a lot for sharing this highly informative articel..Well done!
On August 31, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Visions like these make everything worthwhile
On September 1, 2009 at 9:07 am
an galing.. hate air pollution… gRrr..
On October 14, 2009 at 9:10 am
Our air is now polluted…
On October 24, 2009 at 7:56 am
You name it! I’ve developed some allergic reactions in recent years I never had before, and neither me not the doctor knows what causes it. Thanks for making people aware with this well written article.
On November 2, 2009 at 8:00 am
Great article and insight of the dangers of smog!
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