Saturday, August 13, 2005

Useful Haze Info from The Star


What are the general symptoms of those affected?
• Throat itchiness and coughing
• Irritated and watery eyes
• Itchy and running nose and sneezing
• Itchy skin
• Difficulties in breathing and/or breathlessness
Who is most affected by the haze?
• Children
• Elderly
• Those with chronic disorders involving the respiratory
and cardiovascular systems
What can you do?
• Being indoors will help, but if the windows are open, it's still the same.
If you close windows and doors, the situation might be better.
What would be very effective indoors is an air cleaner with a filter
attachment that can trap particles smaller than 0.35 microns.
• Cloth masks are not sufficient protection when you're outdoors as
the chemicals and small particles may still go through the material.
It is better to use conical masks with thicker filters.
• Drink plenty of clean water.
• Stop smoking!
• See your doctor if you've any symptoms.

All this information can be downloaded in PDF format and printed out in a nice A4 info sheet. Get it at the link below.

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