Living for many years in a big city can lead to serious health problems in the long run. The cause of these damages is nothing more than pollution and pollution that we breathe every day without realizing it.
Air pollution is a very serious problem that unfortunately increases significantly every year. It is a very important issue and we don't give it the attention it deserves. Only a small part of society is aware of the problem and has a remedy, but most take a passive stance towards the problem.
Pollution in its purest form
Within air pollution we find several processes that affect both human beings and the environment in general: global warming, acid rain or the breakdown of the ozone layer are three examples that directly affect air quality.
Environmental problems will affect us all in the future, the causes of their appearance are very diverse but in most of them the hand of man is behind. Massive constructions, industrial, commercial and domestic activities.
These processes have occurred over the years without our realizing it, we have become responsible for this serious problem. The population needs to be informed of how to prevent pollution and thus be able to contribute with their small daily actions a recovery of the air we breathe.
Madrid, the city with the most pollution in Spain
In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that air pollution causes cancer. This terrifying statement was added to the fact that the capital of Spain is the only black point in nitrogen dioxide pollution.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment was in charge of taking measures analyzing the quality of the air in Madrid, which after learning that air pollution is carcinogenic finally confirmed and reaffirmed the version of the WHO.
The Government, after learning that Madrid is the city with the most pollution in all of Spain, began to implement measures. He requested a temporary extension in 2012 to carry out reforms in the city to recover the lost atmospheric quality. Unfortunately many of these works are not being carried out, such as the widening of sidewalks to increase pedestrian traffic on busy streets. On the other hand, the increase in the price of public transport does not benefit the people of Madrid, which causes many to continue using their private cars instead of the metro or the bus.
These failed measures cause nitrogen dioxide levels do not drop, which directly affects the Government with threats from the European Commission of millionaire fines if Madrid does not stop the pollution.
As long as the problem of pollution continues from day to day, the data from the meters will confirm and reaffirm that the more you breathe all the pollutants from cars and factories, the greater risk you run to develop lung cancer.
Solutions
The solutions are within everyone's reach. We can do them day by day. They are small gestures that in the long run can benefit us all to contribute to that much-needed recovery of clean and pure air.
- El recycling It is a simple act that helps our waste to be used to generate new products.
- The use of environmentally friendly materials
- The State must worry about the problem of contamination, one option is to create severe laws and sanction all those who do not comply
- Plant trees and collaborate in the maintenance of green areas
- Do not burn garbage
- Change the light bulbs at home for Energy saving lightbulbs
- Avoid consuming packaged products and buy fresh produce. Prepared and frozen food uses ten times more energy to prepare
- Use the car less and use public transportation, walk or bike
- Disconnect radio and television sets as long as you are not paying attention.
WHO data
The World Health Organization points out that more than 200.000 people die each year in the world because of breathing the polluted air of cities. They claim that these people are at increased risk of lung cancer due to direct contact with direct sources of pollution.
Other data on the WHO have revealed that air pollution, whether indoors or outdoors, can cause heart attacks, strokes and various respiratory diseases.
All the investigations reveal data that a few years ago we did not know. Associating some of these illnesses with breathing polluted air must be more than an attention call for all of us. We must try to do our bit so that we can stop the high levels of pollution and improve the quality of life of those who are still to come.