Pollution

We all are familiar with the harsh effects of pollution which turned out to be a serious issue in recent days across the globe. Especially the air is being contaminated due to the existence of different harmful particles. Be it indoor or the outdoor, air can be polluted due to the alteration in the chemical or biological or physical contents in the air. The air mainly gets polluted when harmful gasses, dust or smoke mix into it. Air pollution happens because of both natural and human...

One of the deadly cancers across the globe is lung cancer which is affecting the lives of millions of people, both men, and women of different age groups.  When you are asked about the most probable causes for lung cancer, the maximum of you will say smoking tobacco. But in reality, the main cause is something else and it is air pollution. 

The outdoor air quality becomes even worse as the pollution that is produced from several sources gets confined due to differences in moisture, wind speeds, and moisture. The most efficient way to better the indoor air is to remove or reduce the pollutants’ sources as well as to ventilate with pristine outdoor air. Movable air cleaners also called air sanitizers or air purifiers, are designed for filtering the air in an area or a single room.  

A lot of our patients that come to us with a history of Respiratory problems avoid stepping outside when the Pollution is high. However, the challenge is that Air Pollution that exists outside gets trapped inside. This sometimes leads to a situation where the indoor air pollution levels are higher than the pollution outside.

The Air quality guidelines of World Health Organization (WHO) provide an assessment of the health effects of air pollution and thresholds for health-harmful pollution levels. It was identified that in 2014, approximately 92% of the world population was unable to live in places with good air quality according to WHO guidelines levels. The fine particles in air pollution cause inflammation in one’s body especially in lungs and liver.