1. Overview of Indoor Air Quality:
What is Indoor Air Quality?
Indoor air quality (IAQ) refers to the quality of the air inside buildings as represented by concentrations of pollutants and thermal conditions that affect the health, comfort and performance of occupants. Other factors affecting occupants, such as light and noise, are important indoor environmental quality considerations.
Why is IAQ Important to Building Managers?
Buildings exist to protect people from the elements and to otherwise support human activity. Buildings should not make people sick, cause discomfort, or otherwise inhibit their ability to perform.
2. List of Chemicals produced and their Health Effects:
1. Smoking chemicals
1. Nicotine (the addictive chemical)
2. Hydrogen cyanide.
3. Formaldehyde.
4. Lead.
5. Arsenic.
6. Ammonia.
7. Radioactive elements, such as uranium.
8. Benzene.
Health Effects: Smoking damages your heart and your blood circulation, increasing your risk of developing conditions such as:
1. Coronary heart disease.
2. Heart attack
3. Stroke.
4. Peripheral vascular disease (damaged blood vessels)
5. Cerebrovascular disease (damaged arteries that supply blood to your brain)
2. Gas Heating Chemicals:
1. Methane
2. Ethane
3. Propane
4. Ozone
5. CO
6. CO2
Health Effects:
Inhaling carbon monoxide causes suffocation. It binds blood hemoglobin more strongly than oxygen from normal respiration. Exposure to high concentration of CO results in headache, fatigue, unconsciousness, and
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and poisonous gas. CNESST reported that 4 workers died at work of CO poisoning in the last 5 years. (25) CO could be fatal at certain concentration. Its effects can occur well before being aware enough of its presence. In Canada, more than 50 person lose their life each year from CO poisoning, of which an average of 11 deaths in Ontario. Every year significant number are suffering from CO poisoning, many of whom are permanently disabled. In Canada between 2000 and 2009, 380 accidental deaths were documented by CO. (27) Headache, nausea, burning eyes, fainting, confusion, and drowsiness are such alarm that you are exposed to CO. (28) Exposure to CO may be particularly dangerous for elderly,
Exercising helps eliminate all the extra fat and waste that surrounds the heart. Also quitting smoking avails the whole body, especially the heart. Smoking cigarettes causes about 1 in every 5 deaths in the United States each year. (National Institutes of Health). Tobacco has many chemicals that harm the organs in the body. It also damages the blood vessels, which increases the risk of atherosclerosis (Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)). The carbon dioxide that is coming from the cigarette binds to the hemoglobin, a substance that is found in red blood cells, preventing the blood from carrying a full load of oxygen that is needed to sustain the body. Making it harder to breath and stressing the heart. Smoking also damages the heart vessels, which affects how well the blood flows around the body making the heart work more. For some people, such as women who use birth control pills and people who have diabetes, smoking poses an even greater risk to the heart and blood vessels. Cigarettes have nicotine in them which produce adrenaline, therefore causing the heart to work harder and gaining a high blood pressure and rate
One example of prejudice is this novel is the misjudgment of Boo Radley. Radley is known as the “monster” in the town for the many rumors that were spread around. Most of the citizens tell the story of how he was cutting up paper for a scrapbook one night and stabbed his father in the leg. Although Radley’s actions were an awful thing to do, nobody really knows the complete story. He is still rumored to be a horrible person and was never given the chance to prove that he was actually very kind. Another form of prejudice against Boo Radley was an incident between Jem, Scout, and Dill, the neighbors of Mr. Radley. The kids played out the scene of Boo stabbing his father. This proves that the children too do not understand and are only acting
Carbon monoxide is harmful when it is inhaled, because it displaces oxygen in the blood and deprives the heart, brain, and vital organs of oxgyen causing
More than 60 are known to or suspected to cause cancer. It doesn’t only cause cancer but other disease such as heart disease, coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function, asthma attacks, and low birth-weight babies.
Carbon Monoxide replaces the oxygen molecules in the blood stream when too much of it is inhaled.
Nicotine hardens the blood vessels and is responsible for heart disease. It is also responsible for cancer in a lot of tobacco smokers and people influenced by second
Cigarette smokers are two to four times more likely to develop coronary heart disease than non-smokers, and tobacco use doubles risk for stroke. It also causes reduced circulation by narrowing the blood vessels, and it causes premature wrinkles because it constricts the oxygen and warmth from all parts of the body so the skin ages faster.
Additionally, nicotine tightens the blood vessels which slows down blood flow. The health effects of smoking are frightfully damaging and in many cases, deadly. The chemicals in tobacco smoke are breathed in into the lungs and then travel throughout the body.
3 The findings by the researchers at UM revealed children with lifetime exposure to air pollutions that are above the current U.S. standards, including fine particulate matter, are at a increased risk for brain inflammation and neurodegenerative changes. This includes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Air pollution is monitored by the EPA, as well as national, state, and local organizations. EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) is responsible for setting standards for air pollutants that are deemed harmful to people and the surrounding environment. OAPQS require areas that are listed as nonattainment areas to develop plans to meet attainment and correct the level of air pollutions. In the U.S. alone, a staggering 200 million people reside in areas where pollutants such as fine particulate matter and ozone are above the set standards by OAQPS. 3
Smoking causes heart illness, stroke, among many other cardiac related diseases. Regular smoking can constrict the walls of the arteries, especially the main vessels leading to Atherosclerosis.
As soon as you begin to smoke, you cause immediate health risks. Within one minute of smoking, the heart rate rises significantly, as much as 30% in the first 10 minutes. Nicotine also raises blood pressure. Blood vessels constrict, forcing the heart to work harder. This makes it more difficult for the oxygenated blood to be pumped efficiently to the rest of the body. Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke also diminishes the blood's ability to carry oxygen in the blood. It attaches itself to hemoglobin much more easily than oxygen does. Hemoglobin is what carries oxygen in the blood. Also, Smoking decreases HDL, or good cholesterol. It also increases LDL, bad cholesterol. The more
To begin let’s talk about the many, many health risks that are caused from smoking. I’ll start off with the biggest consequence smoking causes. Cancer. According to the CDC.gov website, nine out of ten lung cancers are caused from smoking cigarettes. And although lung cancer is the most common cancer associated with smoking, it is definitely not the only one. Smoking can cause cancer anywhere in the body. From the mouth to the colon, nothing is safe from cancer when you smoke. According to betobaccofree.gov, the chemicals in cigarettes harm your blood cells and damage your heart, increasing your likelihood of developing aneurysms, cardiovascular disease, Coronary heart disease, and strokes. Smokers also develop mouth sores and ulcers and as stated on deltadentalins.com, smokers are about 4 times more likely than non-smokers to develop gum disease. Smokers experience muscle deterioration because blood and oxygen are restricted and can’t reach the muscles.
Cigarette smoking affects different organs in the body. First, smoking will affect the lungs. The lungs can be gravely influenced by smoking. It will start with coughs, asthma and colds. The mucus in the lungs will increase also and it will get thicker. According to US Department of Health and Human Services, dynamic cigarette smoking is the significant reason for lung cancer and an essential set up caused of cardiovascular disease (Pope, C. Arden, III, et al). My grandfather used to smoke every day and now he feels the repercussion of cigarette smoking. He coughs so much and sometimes there’s a blood on his coughs. When people smoke, their natural defenses don’t function properly against infection in the lungs. Second, smoking will affect the heart also. The heart plays an important role in our body. One of the major factor of heart disease is smoking and with high blood pressure, overweight or obesity and high blood pressure it raises the risk of heart disease. Smoking diminishes practice resilience and builds the propensity for blood to cluster. Lastly, smoking will affect the eyes. My brother had a good vision before but after he smokes a lot his eyes is not that good anymore. He needs glasses now and that’s the effect of cigarette smoking. One of the leading cause of blindness is cataracts. Smoking cigarettes double the chance of having cataracts, and the more people smoke the higher percent of people will have a cataract.
Smoking increases the risk of suffering from heart diseases, stroke, other lung diseases and other respiratory illnesses. The body develops horrific reactions to the daily onslaught of smoking. It damages the blood vessels in the legs and arms for example, which lead to restricted circulation and even amputation of the limbs. Also, a smoker addict will eventually start getting eye irritations (which leads to blindness), foul smelling hair, hair loss and even start developing a loss of smell. All of these reactions are due to the dangerous chemicals cigarettes contain.