Summary Of PM 2.5: A Threat To Health

So how does it affect us personally? As we live in these situations, the people directly inhale the bad air and our health is affected in a negative way. PM 2.5 pose a threat to our health because they can pass through are nose and throat, and they lodge deep in our lungs into our cardiovascular system. PM 2.5 aggravate diseases like asthma and bronchitis, and increasing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath (SLC, 2015). PM 2.5 also can aggravate heart problems, like congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease (SLC, 2015). Children are affected the most because they are still developing and breathe more rapidly than adults. People might think that inversion does not affect them directly, but the health problems are there and people need to be informed. So what causes PM 2.5? Many people believe that the main source of these pollutions is due to industry, but it is mainly due to mobile and area sources of PM 2.5. According to division of Division of Air Quality, they estimated that 89 percent of emissions that contribute to PM 2.5 were from mobile and area sources (SLC, 2015). Mobile sources are on-road vehicles. Area sources are small industrial and commercial sources that emit less than 100 tons per year of pollution and …show more content…
There are many things that we can do as an individual. Drive less, Drive smarter. We can reduce the usage of road vehicles by doing many things. One of the things we can do is carpool. When we have somewhere to go and when your destination is same to the person you know you can carpool by using one car. What is the point of driving multiple cars when both of you live close to each other and need to go to the same place? Not only does it reduce pollution it also saves money. Another way to reduce driving is to be smart. Don’t make multiple trips when you don’t need to. Plan out your trip beforehand so that you can drive less. Don’t waste your time and money on useless