Living with Bangalore Air Pollution: What You Need to Know!
It is no great surprise that the air quality in Bangalore is extremely poor. Everyday, you breathe more than 100 grams of tar, which is worse than smoking 18 cigarettes per day. Although, all of us know it, many of us do not understand the effects of such contaminants and what it does for your body. This article, hopefully will help you understand the significance of air pollution and its effects on us. What is Air pollution? Air pollution occurs when harmful substances like particulate matter and other biological molecules are introduced into the atmosphere. This particulate matter is called PM. PM exists as PM10 or PM2.5. PM10 basically means that the size of this particle in the air that we breathe is greater than 10 microns in size while PM 2.5, as you guessed rightly, is particulate matter that is lesser than 2.5 microns in size. Why is PM 2.5 more critical than PM 10? When we breathe air, the air passes through our nose and our body has several filtration mechanisms ...
