NEW DELHI: Doctors on Thursday strongly really useful dressed in mask and staying indoors because the air quality within the National Capital Region (NCR) deteriorated to critical levels because of a dust typhoon that began on Wednesday and is likely to persist till Friday.
"For people with respiratory conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD) or emphysema even small increases in dust concentration can make their symptoms worse," stated R.K. Singal, foremost guide and director, BLK Super Speciality Hospital.
Dust particles sufficiently small to be inhaled may reason inflammation of the eyes, coughing, sneezing, hay fever and bronchial asthma assaults. Babies, small children and aged people are additionally much more likely to develop health problems from long run exposure to prime levels of dust.
The NCR on Wednesday saw a sudden upward push in heat and mud introduced thru winds from Rajasthan, Iran and Afghanistan. Even on Thursday, the NCR awoke under the shade of dust with the minimum temperature at 34 levels Celsius, 5 notches above the season's moderate.
High particulate topic (PM) 10 levels within the capital are because of prime wind speeds which have introduced dust particles from neighbouring Rajasthan. The real-time air quality index recorded in South Delhi's R.K. Puram area had breached the 999 degree on Thursday morning, Singal stated.
"Anything above 100 is considered unhealthy by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The average PM 10 levels was over 800 today, over four times the average air pollution recorded this month," he stated.
The kind and dimension of a dust particle determines how toxic the dust is and the dangerous impact on health is most commonly made up our minds by means of the volume of dust provide within the air and the way long one is exposed to it.
"These particles usually consist of sand particles, pollens, dust, ash and other fine particles. Dust pollution is a major concern because dust can cause several diseases in humans ranging from minor allergies to fatal lung and heart diseases," stated Vikramjeet Singh, senior guide, Internal Medicine, Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital.
"This is because dust particles can be as tiny as a few micrometers, small enough to enter our respiratory system via our nose. To prevent the effects of dust pollution, it is recommended to wear masks when going out and staying indoors," Singh stated.
Dust pollution is led to by means of deforestation, desertification, building, mining, dust storms and other natural and man-made processes. Apart from vehicular and commercial emissions, one of the main reasons for air pollution in Delhi-NCR is the construction dust.
People with present respiration and heart conditions, including smokers, are at higher chance of growing long-term health problems.
Anyone who often studies shortness of breath or hay fever kind signs from breathing dust should consult their doctor.
"For people with respiratory conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD) or emphysema even small increases in dust concentration can make their symptoms worse," stated R.K. Singal, foremost guide and director, BLK Super Speciality Hospital.
Dust particles sufficiently small to be inhaled may reason inflammation of the eyes, coughing, sneezing, hay fever and bronchial asthma assaults. Babies, small children and aged people are additionally much more likely to develop health problems from long run exposure to prime levels of dust.
The NCR on Wednesday saw a sudden upward push in heat and mud introduced thru winds from Rajasthan, Iran and Afghanistan. Even on Thursday, the NCR awoke under the shade of dust with the minimum temperature at 34 levels Celsius, 5 notches above the season's moderate.
High particulate topic (PM) 10 levels within the capital are because of prime wind speeds which have introduced dust particles from neighbouring Rajasthan. The real-time air quality index recorded in South Delhi's R.K. Puram area had breached the 999 degree on Thursday morning, Singal stated.
"Anything above 100 is considered unhealthy by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The average PM 10 levels was over 800 today, over four times the average air pollution recorded this month," he stated.
The kind and dimension of a dust particle determines how toxic the dust is and the dangerous impact on health is most commonly made up our minds by means of the volume of dust provide within the air and the way long one is exposed to it.
"These particles usually consist of sand particles, pollens, dust, ash and other fine particles. Dust pollution is a major concern because dust can cause several diseases in humans ranging from minor allergies to fatal lung and heart diseases," stated Vikramjeet Singh, senior guide, Internal Medicine, Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital.
"This is because dust particles can be as tiny as a few micrometers, small enough to enter our respiratory system via our nose. To prevent the effects of dust pollution, it is recommended to wear masks when going out and staying indoors," Singh stated.
Dust pollution is led to by means of deforestation, desertification, building, mining, dust storms and other natural and man-made processes. Apart from vehicular and commercial emissions, one of the main reasons for air pollution in Delhi-NCR is the construction dust.
People with present respiration and heart conditions, including smokers, are at higher chance of growing long-term health problems.
Anyone who often studies shortness of breath or hay fever kind signs from breathing dust should consult their doctor.
Stay indoors, wear masks in dusty Delhi: Docs
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