POLLUTION AND HEALTH

  The impacts of indoor Air circulation and pollution on your health By Thadeus Obadha Odenyo The air quality in our domestic settings determines the quality of life that we enjoy and experience. This is due to the many hours that we spend indoors, especially at night. Air quality is determined by the occurrence and concentration of particulate matter (PM) and radioactive substances. Establishing the quantity of liquid, gaseous and solid particles floating in our domestic ambiance is not easy. However, from the outlook, we can tell that a room has PM by smelling as some particles have an odor. Nonetheless, this may not be the case with odorless particles. Particulate toxicants   The frequency of encounter and exposure to pm and other air pollutants is contingent on whether one is in the city or in a rural setting. With cities providing opportunities for intense exposure to a cocktail of gaseous and particulate toxicants. At the same time, locations that are proximate t...

  Global Climate Change and Health by Thadeus Obadha Odenyo In July 2023, many parts of the planet experienced abnormal and unprecedented temperature regimes. In Europe and America high temperatures severely affected the elderly and expectant mothers. The same picture was observed in China and India. Global leaders are grappling with how and what to do with the rapidly evolving climate crisis. Whereas the developed nations have the capacity to manage many extreme weather pattern outcomes, the LMICs have less capacity to cope.   Since this is an evolving situation and very rapidly so, it is not known what will happen to the Low and Middle-Income countries (LMICs) once the full wrath of mother nature comes to bear. This reality is compounded by the various factors that determine the health and well-being of citizens in LMICs. Importantly, the climate change effects appear to increase the virulence of some disease agents that are endemic in LMICs. Additionally, the anth...

  AIR POLLUTION AND YOUR HEALTH by Thadeus Obadha  Welcome to our story on air pollution We examine sources of air pollutants, and how air pollution affects your health, environment and wildlife, economy, and the human population. Air pollution is driven by manmade activities and natural processes.  No country and no human race is immune to the impacts of air pollution.  Besides, pollutants can travel many miles before landing in human settlements and farms.   Sources of air pollutants Tobacco smoking and waste incineration Mining and quarrying may generate dust and particulate matter, pm Industrial activities can also produce air pollutants such as c o, c o 2, dust, sulfur dioxide and many noxious gases Building and construction works also generate particles, PM that can enter deep into the lungs and cause respiratory distress. Agricultural activities include using insecticides, burning of biomass and land-clearing pr...