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Tens of thousands of preventable deaths happen each and every year due to poor indoor air quality. It is our mission at Austin Refrigeration & Air Conditioning to eradicate that number in our local area.
Indoor air pollution such as dust, dirt, and gases in the air inside buildings such as your home or workplace that are dangerous to let into our bodies. Dirty air has been linked to lung diseases such as asthma, COPD and even lung cancer! This easily preventable killer has also been linked to increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Types of air pollution include:
Indoor air pollution can be caused by anything from gas stoves and wood burners, to damp and mold. This is why keeping a clean home and business is so important, because literally anyone can be affected by indoor air pollution. Those living with lung conditions, such as COPD, bronchiectasis or asthma, they’re far more likely to be impacted by lousy air as their lungs are more understandably weaker. Now, this doesn't mean those without any serious conditions shouldn't be concerned with air quality. People react differently to dust, dirt, gases and other pollutants in our homes and businesses. Those with severe lung conditions often have impaired mobility, and as a result they often spend more time indoors. For those who live in places with filthy air, this can do nothing except exasperate their preexisting conditions.
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From cigarette smoke, to pet dander, cleaning products, viruses or mold, it isn't just those living with diseases and illnesses who are susceptible the dangers of dirty air. In fact, our children are particularly vulnerable to pollutants as their bodies in general, and especially their lungs, are still developing. Additionally, kids have airways that are smaller than adults, so any inflammation caused by air pollution can more of a devastating effect than it would in fully grown humans.
While we have been seeing large jumps in indoor air quality since the 1990s, lung disease, heart attacks, strokes and other devastating medical catastrophes caused by indoor air pollution happens to Americans in the tens of thousands each and every year. A new study observing concentrations of PM2.5 air pollutants (tiny particulates 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair), often formed from cars, coal plants and other various industrial based sources, noted the impact these pollutants had across the entire United States. You see, when these particles and inhaled, they tend to get stuck in the small blood vessels of the lungs, which over time can cause lung diseases. When these particles wind up in the blood stream and can cause heart attacks, strokes and other things nobody wants.
"More stringent air pollution regulations in the U.S. have the potential to save tens of thousands of deaths each year and improve the longevity throughout the country," lead researcher Majid Ezzati was quoted as saying. He is the chair of environmental health at the School of Public Health at Imperial College London. Despite the fact that PM2.5 levels have dropped overall since 1999, the researchers found that different areas saw reductions at various rates. For the year of 2015 alone, over 30,000 people died from easily preventable dirty air. These deaths were largely made up of heart attack victims and folks with respiratory diseases.
Proving dirty air is a silent killer who does not discriminate, deaths were almost equal amongst males and females. Giving new meaning to "The smog is what gives us such beautiful sunsets", the single largest life expectancy drops due to air pollution were seen in Los Angeles, California, however, states throughout the Midwest and South, including Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma were right up there on the list next to Cali. Sadly, but not surprisingly, wealthy areas saw less deaths due to air quality than lower income areas. The acceptable PM2.5 level, set by the EPA, is 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3). All the way back in 1999, the highest levels of PM2.5 in the United States could be found in Fresno County, Calif., at 22.1 ug/m3. However, by 2015, the highest levels were in Tulare County, which is also in Cali, which were at 13.2 ug/m3.
Clean air obsessed researchers found that in 2015, Apache County, in neighboring Arizona, had the lowest PM2.5 levels in the nation, at an impressively measly 2.8 ug/m3. Dr. Ezzati's team combed through data obtained from the world renowned Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. They also used and cross referenced death records from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. This helped Dr. Ezzati and his group of fellow researchers to develop computer models, which allowed them combine all the date data and arrive at the number of deaths that could be attributed to air pollution.
From 1999 to 2015, there were approximately 42 million recorded deaths in the United States. Through their research, Dr. Ezzati believes that around 18 million of these deaths could have been prevented had these poor souls had access to cleaner indoor air. This isn't an exact number of course, but the researchers took into account age, education, poverty levels, if the people in question were smokers to estimate how many people die of indoor air pollution. Don't let yourself or your loved ones be a statistic! Call us today and book a free consultation to see how media filters, UV light systems and more can help ensure the air you breathe is as clean as you deserve.
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