New research that may see people paying a greater amount of attention to the air we all breathe in has recently been published in 'The New England Journal of Medicine'.
It proved that extended exposure to ground level ozone gases substantially increases the likelihood of death from breathing complications. In fact, the risk is at least 30% greater in the cities that have the highest ozone concentrations in comparison to those locations with the lowest concentrations of ozone gases.
It followed 450,000 subjects in 96 metropolitan regions over an 18-year period. During this time, Riverside California was found to have the highest daily average concentrations, whilst, at the other end of the scale, the San Francisco had the lowest.
More often than not, urban centers in the northeast part of the country had lesser concentrations than states in the west such as California - Los Angeles was shown to have a 43% bigger risk, while New York came in at 25% and Washington D.C. at 27%.
What the experts recommend you to do to manage the risk is to your outdoors jobs and chores in the morning, or in the late afternoon so as to avoid the sunniest, hottest part of the day, particularly should you be living in a warmer climate. Keeping your windows unopened when ozone gases are at their highest level is also advised.
On the whole, educate yourself about the world you live in. Seriously consider limiting the amount of time that you're exposed to something that experts are finding increasingly dangerous. This research isn't conclusive on itself, yet it does give a pretty clear indication that danger surrounds us.
If you, or your family or friends, be suffering from respiratory problems, you might want to keep an eye on the ozone levels in the area in which they or you reside. Though it may seem drastic to move to somewhere else, it could result in prolonging their or your life.
It proved that extended exposure to ground level ozone gases substantially increases the likelihood of death from breathing complications. In fact, the risk is at least 30% greater in the cities that have the highest ozone concentrations in comparison to those locations with the lowest concentrations of ozone gases.
It followed 450,000 subjects in 96 metropolitan regions over an 18-year period. During this time, Riverside California was found to have the highest daily average concentrations, whilst, at the other end of the scale, the San Francisco had the lowest.
More often than not, urban centers in the northeast part of the country had lesser concentrations than states in the west such as California - Los Angeles was shown to have a 43% bigger risk, while New York came in at 25% and Washington D.C. at 27%.
What the experts recommend you to do to manage the risk is to your outdoors jobs and chores in the morning, or in the late afternoon so as to avoid the sunniest, hottest part of the day, particularly should you be living in a warmer climate. Keeping your windows unopened when ozone gases are at their highest level is also advised.
On the whole, educate yourself about the world you live in. Seriously consider limiting the amount of time that you're exposed to something that experts are finding increasingly dangerous. This research isn't conclusive on itself, yet it does give a pretty clear indication that danger surrounds us.
If you, or your family or friends, be suffering from respiratory problems, you might want to keep an eye on the ozone levels in the area in which they or you reside. Though it may seem drastic to move to somewhere else, it could result in prolonging their or your life.
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