Haze And Long Term Effects...

[rush74]

I left Chang Mai yesterday and didnt have any short term effects

from the haze, perhaps because I was inside from 9-5 with work

and most evenings, however being the paranoid git that I am, Im

very anxious about the long term effects. Is there any medical tests you

can have to see if you have been affected? Is the situation so bad

that we should be thinking about lung cancer etc. From my observations

it seemed that 90% of tourist were not wearing any masks... so wonder

if Im being too overly concerned.

thanks for your help

[gennisis]

I left Chang Mai yesterday and didnt have any short term effects

from the haze, perhaps because I was inside from 9-5 with work

and most evenings, however being the paranoid git that I am, Im

very anxious about the long term effects. Is there any medical tests you

can have to see if you have been affected? Is the situation so bad

that we should be thinking about lung cancer etc. From my observations

it seemed that 90% of tourist were not wearing any masks... so wonder

if Im being too overly concerned.

thanks for your help

I live in Chaing Mai out by the Flora exhibition site. Yes,there is a haze in the air,but I can still see the hillside which is about 7 klm away....No smell of smoke...no sore throat....so whats all the fuss about. I can except,when people claim only 5o yds visibilty that that isnt nice,but if there are unpleasant gases about, a cotton mask will do sod all.

[p1p]

You could go to your local hospital's pathologist and ask him to take a lung biopsy....

Otherwise, live healthily, eat lots of antioxidants and you should be okay.

Otherwise, have a look at these academic papers. Should help your nightmares.

Lung Inflammation Induced by Concentrated Ambient Air Particles Is Related to Particle Composition

Effect of short-term exposure to gaseous pollution on asthma hospitalisation in children: a bi-directional case-crossover analysis

Plenty more where those came from if you would like to destroy your sleep patterns.