Air pollution effect you?

Question

Those of you who live in a city with poor quality air..

How does it effect your life?

Do people ever take drugs because they suffer from poor outdoor air quality?

any info appreciated.

thanks

Answer 1

Air pollution very effective our life. The World Health Organization (WHO) says 3 million people are killed worldwide by outdoor air pollution annually from vehicles and industrial emissions, and 1.6 million indoors through using solid fuel. Most are in poor countries.Chemicals are a frequent pollutant. When we think of chemical contamination it is often images of events like Bhopal that come to mind.

But the problem is widespread. One study says 7-20% of cancers are attributable to poor air and pollution in homes and workplaces.

The WHO, concerned about chemicals that persist and build up in the body, especially in the young, says we may "be conducting a large-scale experiment with children's health".

Some man-made chemicals, endocrine disruptors like phthalates and nonylphenol - a breakdown product of spermicides, cosmetics and detergents - are blamed for causing changes in the genitals of some animals.

Affected species include polar bears - so not even the Arctic is immune. And the chemicals climb the food chain, from fish to mammals - and to us.

About 70,000 chemicals are on the market, with around 1,500 new ones appearing annually. At least 30,000 are thought never to have been comprehensively tested for their possible risks to people.

Answer 2

yes, definately it effect us. The air we take in is polluted by vehicle's outcome(smoke) & it's the reason every1 is suffering 4m breathing problems. the main reason 4 climaTE change (a issue 4 our survival)

Answer 3

yes, i developed this air thing when i dont get enough air, i take a big gasp for air.

Answer 4

Not as much as when I worked in London in the 40's walking back to my digs through a "pea-souper". My clothes , especially underskirts, were always black.  I had permanent catarrh - which I won't describe.  You are probably too young to know about these things.