Recent studies from Houston says that ozone levels and air
pollution is directly linked to heart attack risk.
This study describes the levels of ozone and air pollution
(pollutants generated solid and liquid smoke, vehicles and factories) were
found to increase the risk of heart disease up to 5 percent.
Based on these findings, scientists are trying to encourage
health workers to continue efforts to reduce air pollution and provide the
public with an early warning about ozone levels.
"We just want to warn the public that the current air
quality may not be good enough. At the same time, we also want to raise public
awareness about the dangers of pollution," said Katherine Ensor, a
professor and chair of the department of statistics at Rice University, in a
news release university, as reported by Health (21/2).
In conducting this research, Ensor, and colleagues examined
data 8 annual discuss air quality in Houston, USA. They also review the
information compiled by the Houston Emergency Medical Services on more than
11,000 cases of heart attacks that occur outside hospitals.
The results show that an average increase of 6 micrograms of
particulate matter per day for two days in the air can increase the risk of
heart attack by 4.6 percent. Similarly, increased ozone levels of 20 parts per
billion (ppb) in one to three hours increases the risk of heart attack by 4.4
percent.
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