Cigarettes vs. air pollution
Here's an exciting development: the harmful effects of cigarette smoke might actually be mirrored by the harmful effects of, uh, breathing air:
A previously unrecognized group of air pollutants could have effects remarkably similar to harmful substances found in tobacco smoke, Louisiana scientists are reporting in a study scheduled for presentation today at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Inhaling those pollutants exposes the average person up to 300 times more free radicals daily than from smoking one cigarette, they added.
The discovery could help explain the long-standing medical mystery of why non-smokers develop tobacco-related diseases like lung cancer, said H. Barry Dellinger, Ph.D., the Patrick F. Taylor Chair of Environmental Chemistry at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
"Free radicals from tobacco smoke have long been suspected of having extremely harmful effects on the body," Dellinger said. "Based on our work, we now know that free radicals similar to those in cigarettes are also found in airborne fine particles and potentially can cause many of the same life-threatening conditions. This is a staggering, but not unbelievable result, when one considers all of diseases in the world that cannot currently be attributed to a specific origin."
In other words - smoke 'em while you got 'em!
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Its just good ol' common sense... especially to anyone thats had to live on a 2nd floor above a busy State Route or city street.
I used to wake up with headaches from the diesel fumes that were convieniently directed at my open windows for 3 years.
Thats why i laughed at the smoking ban in public buildings, it just is not going to make a difference because the air we breathe is getting pretty well fucked everywhere... kinda like the oceans and lakes...
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