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In the eastern United States, sulfate particles were estimated to account for 25% or more of all air pollution. [22] Exposure to sulfur dioxide emissions by coal power plants (coal PM 2.5) in the US was associated with 2.1 times greater mortality risk than exposure to PM 2.5 from all sources. [23]
Yokkaichi asthma (四日市ぜんそく, Yokkaichi zensoku) refers to cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, and bronchial asthma in humans and various environmental changes usually attributed to sulfur dioxide (SO 2) emissions which appeared as smog over the city of Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture, Japan between 1960 and 1972, though other SO x ...
The jury is still out on whether air-humidifying machines help or hurt people with asthma. While dry, cold air is a known trigger for some asthma patients, a study by researchers at the University ...
On other planets, sulfur dioxide can be found in various concentrations, the most significant being the atmosphere of Venus, where it is the third-most abundant atmospheric gas at 150 ppm. There, it reacts with water to form clouds of sulfurous acid ( SO 2 + H 2 O ⇌ HSO − 3 + H + ), and is a key component of the planet's global atmospheric ...
The resulting air pollution is characterized by raised sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide levels and very high concentrations of airborne particles and particulate matter (PM). [70] Annual seasonal average particulate matter concentrations have been recorded as high as 279 μg/m 3 (micrograms per cubic meter).
Specific diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, and their complications. In specific areas where the prevalence of that disease has increased. Three years of residence within the specified area. Today, there are many laws regulating the amount of sulfur dioxide a factory can release into the air.
S-1226, or S1226, is a mixture of carbon dioxide-enriched air and nebulized perflubron being developed as a novel bronchodilator for use in respiratory diseases such as asthma, [1] cystic fibrosis, [2] and COVID-19 [3] by SolAeroMed.
[30] [31] Ground-level ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide are especially harmful for senior citizens, children, and people with heart and lung conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma. [14]