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CHANDIGARH
The deterioration of human health is due to our constant exposure to air pollution.
Air pollution is a substantial risk factor for human health problems such as allergies, respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, and lung damage.
Even healthy people might be harmed by filthy air, which can cause respiratory problems during exercise or outdoor activities.
High levels of air pollution can result in a variety of immediate health issues, including:
- Illnesses of the heart and lungs that have worsened
- Added strain on the heart and lungs, which must work harder to provide oxygen to the body.
- Respiratory system cells that have been damaged
- Long-term exposure to dirty air has long-term health consequences, including:
- Lungs that are deteriorating faster than they should be
- Lung capacity loss and deterioration of lung function
- Diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and perhaps cancer can develop.
- Life expectancy has been shortened.
The following people are at risk of acquiring serious health problems as a result of air pollution:
- Individuals who have a cardiac condition, coronary artery disease, or congestive heart failure.
- Individuals suffering from lung disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (COPD)
- Women who are expecting a child
- Those who labour outside
- Children under the age of 14
- Athletes who engage in strenuous outdoor exercise
- People in these populations may have health problems at lower levels of air pollution exposure, or their health effects may be more severe.
- Smoke from wildfires and particulate matter (PM)
Particulate Matter is a complicated mixture that can include smoke, metals, nitrates, sulphates, dust, water, and tyre rubber, among other things. The potential for particles to cause health problems is directly proportional to their size. Small particles are the most dangerous since they slip past the body’s natural defences and enter the lungs and possibly the bloodstream.
Long-term exposure to particle pollution can cause serious health issues, such as:
- Increased respiratory symptoms, such as airway irritation, coughing, or breathing difficulties
- Lung function has deteriorated.
- Asthma that has worsened.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in youngsters is on the rise.
- The onset of chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Irregular heartbeat is a condition in which the heartbeat is irregular.
- Heart attacks that do results in death.
- Premature death, including death from lung cancer, in those with heart or lung illness.
