Anthony F. DiMarco, M.D. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Anthony F. DiMarco, M.D.
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilition
Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
You take a breath about 20,000 times a day You take a breath about 20,000 times a day
(~ 12 breaths per minute) (~ 12 breaths per minute)
We breath about 500 ml/breathWe breath about 500 ml/breath
We breath 10,000 liters or 2500 gallons/dayWe breath 10,000 liters or 2500 gallons/day
We breath in over a billion small particles a We breath in over a billion small particles a
day (1,000,000,000)day (1,000,000,000)
Facts About BreathingFacts About Breathing
Chemicals
Exhaust
Exhaust from Motor Vehicles
Emissions from Chemical Factories
Non-Chemical Industries
Waste Re-cycling
Smoking
Amount of pollution in steadily increasing every minute of every day
Sources of Air Pollution
sulfur dioxide
nitrogen dioxide
nitric oxide
carbon monoxide
particulates
photochemical oxidants
ozone
toxic metals
Pollutants
• Short Term
Cough
Shortness of breath
Wheezing
Acute Bronchitis
Reversible reductions in lung function
Air Pollution Respiratory Health Effects
• Long-term
Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis
Irreversible reductions in lung function
Emphysema
Increased susceptibility to infection
Air Pollution Respiratory Health Effects
Air PollutionAir Pollution
Preventing and Reducing Air Pollution
Clean Air Act and Amendments
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
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