Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents

The number of people who die from air pollution in the streets every year in the UK is more than twice the number of people who die from traffic accidents.

Steve Yim and Steven Barrett, two pollution researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, understand the danger of air pollution in the UK, the BBC reported.

The two researchers combined air and chemical circulation models with medical studies and a variety of other data to produce independent data on the effects of dirty air on health.

According to their assessment, waste from motorized vehicles on the ground causes nearly 5,000 deaths early in the UK each year. Similarly, air emissions per year robbed the lives of about 2,000 people.

Emissions from cars and trucks cause a great impact on children's health
people because they are present near places where people work and live.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to traffic accidents in the UK in 2010 was 1850.

When it comes to air pollution, many people think of the image of black smoke rising from the factory chimneys. But data from the two researchers showed that motor vehicles killed more people than industrial facilities.

'Cars and trucks dump dirty gas near where people live and work, so they have a greater impact than other motor vehicles,' Barrett explained.

Dirty air is also a matter of concern for many countries, including Vietnam. Recently ARIA Technologies, a company that provides computational software solutions, simulates air pollution and supports meteorological forecasts - warns that Hanoi is one of the dirtiest cities in the country. Asia with many times higher dust concentration allowed.

Vietnam's national environmental report in 2010 shows that transportation, construction and industrial activities create the most air pollutants. Particularly, transport activities contribute up to 70% of the total pollutant emissions.

Vietnam Environmental Monitoring Center said traffic activity generates 85% of CO (a colorless gas, suffers choking, throbbing in the nose, throat), 95% of VOCs (flying organic substances). Vapor can cause dry skin, adversely affect circulation, digestion, liver and kidneys and other harmful gases.

The most obvious manifestation of air pollution is the amount of suspended particulate matter. The density of PM10 at the intersections of big cities always exceeds the permitted level. PM10 is a dust particle less than 10 micrometers in size, usually discharged directly by motorbikes and power plants. This ultra-small dust easily penetrates into the lungs, blood vessels and causes diseases such as heart, lung cancer, asthma and respiratory infections.

Bui Cach Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, recently stated that air quality in many of Vietnam's cities - especially large cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City - is declining.