Danger of air pollution.
Populations vulnerable to air pollution are toddlers, children aged 5-18 years, elderly, women, outdoor workers and those with lung or heart disease. Air pollution, he said, has a bad impact on health because it is a mixture of complex particles and gases derived from anthropogenic and nature that has been chemically modified in the atmosphere and if it is inhalation in the long term can poses a variety of health problems, such as respiratory distress to the most fatal is death.Air pollution is associated with lung and respiratory diseases (such as acute/ respiratory tract infections, asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary/COPD and lung cancer), heart disease and stroke.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, air pollution worldwide contributes 25 percent to all diseases and deaths from lung cancer, 17 percent on all diseases and deaths caused by ARI, 16 percent on all deaths by stroke, 15 Percent of all deaths from ischemic heart disease and 8 percent in all diseases and deaths caused by COPD. Air pollution is also associated with impaired mental and motor development and cognitive impairment in children and adolescents.
Not stopping there, air pollution also able to affect the quality of sperm and the fertility rate of men. Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who studied sperm from 6,500 men, found there was a strong connection between the high air pollution with abnormal sperm form.
Air pollution can also affect a person's appearance. It is because pollution can give rise to free radicals, thus making the skin dry and dull, acne, black spots or pigmentation, premature aging until skin cancer.
To protect the skin from exposure to air pollution, you should diligently cleanse the skin with a bath twice a day and diligently wash your face 2-3 times a day. Srie reminds you not to use antiseptic soaps every day.
Antiseptic soaps are only used if there is an infection in the skin. If there is no infection, use regular or non-antiseptic soaps
In addition, use a good quality moisturiser and sunscreen suitable for skin needs, consume enough water to hydrate skin and improve collagen performance. In addition, consume healthy food containing antioxidants to prevent premature aging and detoxify free radicals due to pollution, such as vegetables, fruits and nuts rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
In addition, do not smoke and use moisturizers and sunscreen while inside or outside the room. If in the space, select SPF 15, and outside space with SPF 30-35. It is recommended that the use of sunscreen is repeated every 3-4 hours when the outdoors or indoor activities are exposed to sunlight.
Another thing that can be done to stay healthy in the middle of the air pollution is with enough rest for 7-8 hours, do not consume alcohol or eat fast food, wash your hands and do not leave sports. However, while doing sports activities, they should monitor air quality. Use a good quality mask and do not exercise too much if the air pollution is bad.
The use of masks aims to reduce the inclusion of air pollution particles into the airway and lungs. The suggested mask is that has a maximum particle filtration capability of up to 95 percent. The mask should fit well and be worn in the right way. It is recommended to select a disposable mask and ideally only used 8 hours because if too long cause the pollution particles in the mask will further accumulate and trigger infections in the upper respiratory tract.
If you are driving, close the car window and turn on the AC with recirculate mode. While indoors, keep the air quality as good as do not smoke, light candles or other sources of fire and use plants or air purifier in the room.
Make the air clean.
In addition to personal efforts to protect against the bad threats of air pollution, there is a concrete step that, according to Agus, needs to be done by some Parties to reduce pollution or even make air clean. For example, Governments need to make regulations on air pollution control, such as the standard regulations of the air quality standards according to WHO standards, regulations for vehicle use in accordance with the EURO standard, emission test regulations of motor vehicles and toll step To reduce emissions from industrial and other air pollution.
In addition, conducting better cross-sectoral coordination including with academics and professional organisations to address air pollution issues, such as studies and research to know the sources of air pollution in urban areas (emissions Assessment to assess the health impact of air pollution on the community.
While efforts to be undertaken cross-sectoral, such as promoting and implementing emission tests of motor vehicles that enter the urban area primarily for public transport or freight vehicles, implementing and implementing monitoring Emissions from industrial pollution and provides an unequivocal punishment for environmentally inhospitable industries in urban areas. In addition, it encourages the opening of alternative power plants to reduce air pollution emissions from power plants and make mass transportation means safe, convenient, inexpensive, environmentally friendly and accessible to the public.
Maximizing air pollution monitoring and early warning in society, he thinks is also important. For example, create and reproduce the monitoring points/air quality measuring instruments and provide information that is easily accessible to the community, providing periodic information to the public about the conditions of unhealthy air quality and Measures and prepares the health service system in serving communities affected by air pollution.