Hyderabad: Metaphorically, every hyderabadi smokes at least 1.75 cigarettes a day throughout the past year.
At least that is indicated by the latest PM 2.5 level, if Physicist Richard Muller and Princess Elizabeth Muller’s Method 2015 to measure air pollution.
Through extensive research, scientists from Berkeley Earth concluded that exposure a day of 22 mg cubic per meter PM 2.5 – small particular partics made through emissions from industry, burning fuel, fine heavy metal etc.
– equivalent to smoking.
“High concentration of PM 2.5 is equivalent to even children smoking two cigarettes and which can cause serious lung complications.
The initial episode of asthma, bronchitis and chronic inflammatory lung disease between several.
In the long term, the capacity of the lungs can be reduced, resulting in severe damage, “said Dr.
Viswesvaran Balasubramanian, pulmonary experts senior intervention and sleeping medicine specialists at Yashoda Hospital, Malakpet.
The doctor said that the increase in exposure to PM 2.5 levels could cause cardiovascular and respiratory problems such as PM 2.5 not only entered the lungs but also entered the bloodstream.
“We observed the increase in interstitial lung disease among people over the past few years.
This usually triggers after exposure to excessive malnutants.
Not only this, people become increasingly allergic to result in further health problems.
With the level of pollution increases, one- The only solution is to be aware of the symptoms for early care, “said Dr.
A Raghukanth, a pulmonologist senior consultant, Medicover Hospital.