There is another lethal harm of traffic pollution is discovered quite recently. If you stay for a longer period
of time daily in traffic pollution it is more likely that you suffer from
severe heart attack because of your exposure into it. Earlier this type of pollution carried risk of making us suffer from asthma, throat infection, eyes
irritation, weakening of our nervous system, migraine pain, giddying and
problems in our arterial system. But a recent study added another confirm harm into
already a lengthy list of hazards of traffic pollution that may take our life
if prompt precautionary measures are not taken well before the appearance of
its signs.
Recent study
The recent study was conducted by
Dr Hagen Kalsch from West-German Heart Center in Essen, Germany actually aimed
to find that out of noise and particulate matter which element of traffic
pollution hits most at the heart of human beings who are under its exposure.
Lab-test report is alarming
A group of 4800 people with an
average age of 60 years was tested who have been under the direct access of
traffic pollution for quite a long time. According to the lab-test analysis of
the entire group almost all of them are likely to suffer from heart attack if
they have to face more stress or constant anxiety.
Sources of traffic pollution
Direct source – defective silencer:
The main source of traffic pollution is its silencer. If it is maintained
properly and the engine of the vehicle is kept in good condition then it may be
reduced to a great extent. However, this kind of pollution cannot be fully
removed.
Adulterated fuel: In less
developed countries there is another source of traffic pollution. That is easy
availability of adulterated fuel. It causes more emissions than the pure fuel. Use
of green fuel more particularly compressed natural gas can also resolve this
issue to a large extent but its easy availability all across the globe is also a
question mark. Price disparity is a big hurdle to make it a conventional fuel
for vehicles. The countries where gas reserves are less or none in such
countries the price of compressed natural gas is near around its black
counterparts - petrol and diesel. Only awareness factor cannot be successful to
make people switch over from black to green fuel. Price factor actually plays a
leading role to change the consumption habits of people.
How to stay safe from traffic pollution
To stay away from persistent
exposure to traffic pollution it is necessary to live in purely residential
areas quite away from business centers and markets. But it is not possible for
those who are living in mid of the cities and towns for centuries. They cannot
migrate from one place to another place just to stay safe from traffic
pollution. However, living in traffic congested places people should make
breathing mask as their essential accessories and must keep it in their
handbag. In China this trend is going popular in its mega cities because of the
persistent level of air pollution. However, in least developed countries this
trend will take long time to be popular because of the lack of awareness on
environmental safety measures.
Conclusion
The recent disclosure of more
likelihood of heart attack on those people living near the areas of traffic
pollution is actually a clarion call for the entire humanity that is just
running after machines to get maximum comfort. There are several tips to reduce
traffic pollution and how to stay safe from its hazards. But the one that each
one of us can adopt easily is the easiest one. We should drastically cut our
reliance on vehicles at least for short distances and use our legs that are
great gift of nature.
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