Question:
the places that get the most days of particulate pollution usually has the
most asthma but not always. there are other reasons .
Whats evident is pollution and global warming are making many people like
me more sick. Why don't our news media care about these lethal stats more
then Rocky running up the steps?
Answer:
One of the worst places that I lived in Denver was near Highway I-25.
At this place, there was a 6 lane highway. I would go out to run in
the morning and would start coughing severly after completing my run -
especially in the winter. The problem was the PM-10 particles that
were so finely ground up and became airborne. This garbage would lodge
in my lungs and would iritate the membranes. I would cough for at
least 3 hours after my run and almost drown in the excessive mucus that
I was producing in my lungs. We also have a massive forrest fire south
of Denver about 3 1/2 years ago. The prevailing winds brough the
forrest smoke and soot up to Denver and the suburbs. It was worse than
being in an estremly smoky bar. I really got sick from this smoke and
could not go outside. In fact, one woman died from the smoke pollution
and National Jewish Hospital was overflowing with patients.
Yes absolutely. Unfortunately I smoked for ten years, I sold stuff in
major highways and came back with black soot on my shirts, been to hospitals
where smoking was sort of like very accepted, and when I changed I ran in
horrible air days or in streets. The accumulated affects don't dissipate and
thats a lesson I pray someone else sees and makes changes faster . Some
people I am glad to see get the connection. This was told to me by asthma doctor. first one.
Its either that or I am dying and this air is first indicator I evetually
won't be able to handle any air according to a doctor who wanted to take
more exrays. The main part is in clean air I do well. What is your history?
Lived in east coast a long time? Born with asthma?
Have you been to asthma doctors?
On good days for you, notice any differences between pollution levels? I do get worse in car. Unfortunately allot worse in higher particulate days.
by the way have you done a lookup between particulate pollution and damages
? Obviously people die faster and get sick faster in high particulate rates.
On website of airnow they suggest even in moderate conditions for sensitive
not to exert themselves. The problems like right now, means Not to exercise
close to 68 percent of the time! Right now the reason I can' t sleep in
because of tightness in chest. I must get out of here.
I would like to find real-time statistics on ER visits vs air polltion.
But these are available as short studies in a partulcar area. Nobody is
going to generate real time data on deaths from asthma (they would
rather do it for bird flu, e.coli, west nyle, or some b.s. of that
sort).
