Air pollution in China has arrived at these points endanger human health, based on both pollution gauges installed officially by the government or owned by other parties. In the measurement of pollution on Saturday (12/1), pollution levels soared past the danger point as outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The air tasted like charcoal dust and fumes, two elements which constitute the main source of pollution. Thick fog covered the sky from smoke pollution capital of Beijing for days, and on Saturday (12/1) the view almost entirely blocked to the remaining few hundred meters because the thickness of fog.
The poor state of the environment is a result of economic growth in China is rapidly increasing.
Dangerous
According to the WHO reference number average smallest concentration of particulate pollution, which is scientifically called PM2.5, should not exceed 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air that can still declared safe for humans.
Inhaled air is declared dangerous if the number exceeds 100 micrograms. If that number reaches 300, all children and seniors are required to abide in the house.
While the measurements on Saturday, the pollution level is above 400. The measurement of pollution gauges mounted on the U.S. Embassy building complex local, show number 800.
Once inhaled, super-tiny particles that can cause respiratory infections, plus increased risk of death from lung cancer and heart attacks.
Last year the local government had banned U.S. Embassy spread pollution data from monitoring devices that. But the embassy refused on the grounds that the tool is installed to utilize its own citizens and not for the benefit of the Embassy of the whole town.
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