IN Attica and a fig of different regions of Greece recorded a crisp deterioration successful aerial prime owed to a operation African dust And pollencreating unfavorable conditions for nationalist health.
According to meteorologists, the transfer of particles from areas Libya And Egypt will proceed until astatine slightest the adjacent day, maintaining precocious levels of aerial pollution.
Experts enactment that we are not talking astir mean dust, but astir fine particlescapable of penetrating heavy into the respiratory tract. They tin transportation allergens and microorganisms, expanding the load connected the body.
Recommendations of the Greek Union of Pulmonologists
Pulmonologist Alexis Politis emphasized: “This is not conscionable dust. These are microparticles that scope the lungs and tin origin various problems, particularly successful radical with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases and successful children with asthma.”
Experts telephone the operation of particulate and pollen “explosive cocktail”which tin aggravate chronic diseases and origin terrible symptoms.
Despite deteriorating aerial quality, the suspension of work schools not considered. However, it is recommended to wage special attraction vulnerable groupsincluding older radical and children with asthma.
According to measurements carried retired during 2013 successful Athens and Chalkidiki, particulate blown from Africa carries into our state toxic substances such arsenic lead, zinc, chromium, vanadium, arsenic and nickel, the contented of which is unexpectedly high.
This contented causes large interest successful the technological assemblage astir the consequences that the transfer of “toxic” African particulate will person connected quality wellness and the environment, since African particulate is presently contiguous passim Greece, and successful addition, its quantity is expected to further summation successful the future.
African particulate is associated with wellness problems among the Greek population, arsenic it has been noted that connected days with precocious concentrations of particulate successful the air, the admittance of patients suffering from respiratory and bosom diseases to hospitals increases. Among the recommendations of the Lung Association:
- During periods of highest particulate concentration, some unnecessary travel and outdoor workout should beryllium avoided, and it is recommended to stay successful well-ventilated areas.
- If objective symptoms appear, such as, for example, trouble breathing, a strong and irritating cough with imaginable expectoration, thorax pain, persistent sneezing, watery eyes and gagging, you should instantly question aesculapian assistance and advice.
- We strongly urge that patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases, such arsenic chronic obstructive pulmonary illness (COPD) and bronchial asthma, if symptoms accordant with exacerbation oregon worsening of a stable people of the illness appear, stay successful changeless interaction with their doc for imaginable modification of medications and obtaining further aesculapian care.
Experts from the ministries of situation and wellness advise, among different things, to debar interaction with dust.
In cases where particulate concentrations transcend information limits, radical with respiratory diseases, bosom conditions, children and radical implicit 65 years of property should avoid immoderate carnal enactment outdoors.
In addition, you should avoid being outdoorsespecially successful areas with precocious traffic.
People with asthma whitethorn request much predominant inhalations of a medicine to trim their symptoms. If symptoms persist, it is recommended to consult your doctor.
Doctors counsel you to transportation necessary therapy and, if necessary, use protective masks such arsenic FFP2 to trim vulnerability to harmful particles.
When and where is the highest expected?
The lawsuit will past until March 20while its highest occurs astatine Wednesday and Thursday. The interaction will beryllium felt passim astir the full country.
According to AtmoHub, the highest particulate concentrations are expected successful the southern portion of the countryincluding Crete.
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