Fine dust particles in the atmosphere do not just harm the lungs, but also the heart as well, increasing the risk of coronary heart disease, according to Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Science Centre at Chulalongkorn Hospital.

 

In a Facebook post, he warned that PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can also increase the risk of coronary heart disease, citing a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on January 26th.

 

The risk of coronary heart disease increases for every 10 micron increase in PM2.5 and PM10 dust in the atmosphere, up to 33.3 and 57.3 microns respectively. The risk of death from fine dust particles increases 4.14%, compared to 1.3% from nitrogen dioxide emitted from car engines.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm2-5-and-pm10-can-harm-the-lungs-and-heart/

 

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Yes most definitely, heart problems seem to be on the increase lately!

I'ts funny how a government so scared of Covid and still is never seam to think the bad air that hit 3 - 4 months every year is a problem , Cha Cha is the biggest clown ever ????????????

The mentioned study is just the latest study to confirm something that is well known.

I read the navy is setting up a couple of outdoor air purifiers.

So we will breathe clean air soon.

Another Thai authority stating the bleedin' obvious as if he'd invented the theory.  Why else would civilised countries set the standard at half that of Thailand?

They wanted to clean up the area here they can do it very easy but they choose not to TIT

Sounds like a good time to change the filter on my air purifier and buy some good masks. Here we go again what next?