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Top 10 Cities With the MOST Smog
Ozone pollution, more popularly known as smog, is a big problem. Smog can inflame and damage the lining of the lungs, which can lead to swelling and restricted airways. Inhaling smog is like getting a sunburn on your lungs.
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Increased Cancer Risk in These Polluted Cities
If you live in a city, you know firsthand about air pollution. Eighty different cancer-causing pollutants ca be found in the air, and they're increasing many individuals' risk for developing cancer. According to the National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment released by the EPA, nearly 600 neighborhoods across the US exceed a 100 in one million cancer risk.
List-apalooza! Time's 100 Most Influential + Top-Polluted Cities
Boy do I love a list. A who's better than whom, ranked for the world to see. Time magazine's list of 100 most-influential people dropped today — they've got it separated into categories like Leaders and Revolutionaries, and Heroes and Pioneers, lest we get our Mariah Carey confused with our Sheik Mohammed al-Maktoum.
Do You Like the Idea of a Paper and Plastic Grocery Bag Fee?
Seattle's city leaders were prepared to enact an ordinance that would charge 20 cents per paper or plastic grocery bag, but the plastics industry stepped in with a referendum to give voters the final say. The majority of voters turned down the referendum that would have charged for every bag received from supermarkets, drug stores, and convenience stores.
Supporters say the fee would encourage reusable bags, cut down on pollution and waste, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while opponents are mostly against the added expense.
LA Ranks Number One For Dirty Air
The recently released State of the Air report ranks Los Angeles as the nation's dirtiest city, a spot that LA has unfortunately held for a decade.
The report, commissioned by the American Heart and Lung association, found that 186.1 million people, more than half the US population, live and breathe in areas with dangerously high levels of air pollution. The rest of California did not fare so well either; the report found that the number of estimated premature deaths due to poor air quality, particulate matter specifically, has tripled.
Asthma in children and adolescents
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Commuter Check: Car Windows
Commuting to work can not only drain you, but it can be bad for your health — specifically your lungs. Researchers from the University of Southern California found that car commuters in high-traffic cities are exposed to up to almost half the air pollutants they encounter in one day during their drive to work, which only takes up six percent of their day. Because of this, it is recommended if you commute via car that you keep your windows rolled up and use the recirculating air feature.
City vs. Country: Who's Polluting the Earth More?
I always thought cities won the CO2-reduction argument with their tiny apartments and efficient undergrounds. Turns out, I was right! Sort of.
US Cyclists Wearing Masks?
When four US cyclists arrived in Beijing, they were wearing black masks over their mouths and noses. The United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) lead exercise physiologist advised athletes to wear masks on the plane and as soon as they set foot in the airport in Beijing. It all has to do with pollution and how the air quality is much poorer there as compared to the US.
What You Should Know About Exercise and Air Pollution
There's been a lot of talk about the air quality in Beijing and how it is going to affect the Olympic athletes. But there is a significant amount of pollution stateside as well, and there are a few things you should know about pollution and exercise.
When you are working out, getting your cardio on, you take about 10 to 20 times the air that you would when just sitting on the couch.
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