If the AQMD rule reducing diesel emissions is adopted, the cancer risk would drop to an estimated 406 per million, the AQMD projects. Some 12 transportation contractors supply buses to the remaining schools, the AQMD found. While a recent study may bring the state and smog districts in California to the table in an effort to improve enforcement of air quality regulations, the ill effects of smog upon Southern Californians cannot be mitigated. Doctors continue to work at understanding how ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and other pollutants affect the body. How smog affects the body Following is a brief description of how smog is ingested deep into the body.
Air pollution affects the lungs, the heart and other parts of the body.
Every time a person inhales, pollution particles and gases may also be inhaled. Large air pollution particles and irritating gases can deposit in the nose and throat. Microscopic pollution particles and pollutant gases can penetrate deep in the lungs, affecting lung cells, damaging lung tissue and impairing the immune system cells that protect the lungs against infection. Pollutants can also damage the air sacs in the deepest part of the lungs where oxygen is transported through the blood to the rest of the body. Marketplace Prepare your taxes with PrepTax.