Dear Baboonfreak,
I've been dancing quite alot in the haze this few days.Will i suffer from the effects of breathing in too much haze?
from Boonanarama
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When we visit a national park or look at the skyline of a city, often we do not enjoy a clear vista -- a white or brown haze hangs in the air and affects the view. This haze is not natural. It is caused by man-made air pollution, often carried by the wind hundreds of miles from where it originated.
Typical visual range in the eastern U.S. is 15 to 30 miles, or about one-third of what it would be without manmade air pollution. In the West, the typical visual range is 60 to 90 miles, or about one-half of the visual range under natural conditions. Haze diminishes the natural visual range.
Haze is caused by fine particles that scatter and absorb light before it reaches the observer. As the number of fine particles increases, more light is absorbed and scattered, resulting in less clarity, color, and visual range.
Five types of fine particles contribute to haze: sulfates, nitrates, organic carbon, elemental carbon, and crustal material. The importance of each type of particle varies across the U.S. and from season to season. The typical importance of each particle type in the eastern and western U.S. is shown in the figure to the right. Details on each particle type are provided below.
Haze is more than smoke that gets in the eyes, nostrils, throat and lungs.
Research proves that when wood and forests are burned, formaldehyde and benzene are emitted.
Since the appearance of the first haze, have cancer rates gone up in our country? It is certainly an important contributory factor.
You will have breathing difficulty,sore throats,itchyness and irritated skin
Keep indoors as much as posible when the PSI goes over 100
