2. Air Pollution
There are different
causes of air pollution
and almost all of them
come together in cities.
One of the main
problems we detect is
the large number of
vehicles that circulate in
large cities; although it
is increasingly, it´s
common to find green
cars, there are still a
large number of means
3. Risk
• populations exposed to
these types of harmful
winds can increase the
risk of contracting an
allergy
• They can also develop
what are heart diseases.
• Increase in people
suffering from
respiratory diseases
such as asthma or
insufficiency.
• Increasingly alarming
4. COPD, CANCER, FLU AND PNEUMONIA
• Study attributed to pollution 6% of premature deaths from lung cancer and
14% from those caused by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
It is estimated that more than two million people suffer from COPD in
Colombia, but 70% do not know it.
5. • The contamination may be able to cause
this disease in healthy people. In
addition, it has been shown that
exposure to high levels of
contamination is related to pulmonary
emboli and higher incidence and
mortality from respiratory infections
(including influenza) and pneumonia.
6. HEART PROBLEMS
• Substances in contaminated air enter the
body through respiration and reach the
bloodstream. These particles damage the
endothelium, which is a very thin layer that
covers the wall of blood vessels that prevents
thrombi from forming. Consequences?
Ischemic heart disease, heart failure, serious
arrhythmias ... Let's not forget that coronary
disease and stroke represent 80% of all
deaths due to contamination.
7. • Substances in contaminated air enter the
body through respiration and reach the
bloodstream. These particles damage the
endothelium, which is a very thin layer
that covers the wall of blood vessels that
prevents thrombi from forming.
Consequences? Ischemic heart disease,
heart failure, serious arrhythmias ... Let's
not forget that coronary disease and
stroke that might account for 80% of all
deaths due to contamination.
8. • Now would like in the future to be able to
breathe an air free of contaminants?
10. • To start you could reduce the
amount of packaging you buy
and the amount of household
waste you produce.
• Using public transport should
contribute to a single vehicle
carrying many people, so we
pollute less than if each one
goes in his own car.
• To reduce the pollution
generated by vehicles could
be encouraged as well as using
the bicycle or walking to move
TIPS
11. • Industries Ought emit less
polluting gases.
• Governments must encourage
different measures to citizens and
encourage them.
12. • We shall be happy and
safe if we all begin to
follow these simple tips to
contribute to the solution
of this problem
