{"id":11614,"date":"2019-11-21T22:32:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T06:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?page_id=11614"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T20:41:45","slug":"cleanair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/cleanair\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Air Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11655 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-676x380.jpg 676w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_081342.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>The value of a deep breath can not be fully\u00a0realized until an airway is compromised.\u00a0 Whether the cause is smoke from fires, tobacco,\u00a0 air pollution,\u00a0 illness, or lung disease, there is so much more to learn about the importance of clean air and one&#8217;s ability to take a deep breath.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that indoor air pollution and poor urban air quality are listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/pollution-is-deathly\/\">two of the world&#8217;s worst toxic pollution<\/a> problems? Air Pollution causes 8.8 million deaths a year &#8212; more than tobacco smoking.<\/p>\n<p>CNN News Report based on the 2017 Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2017\/11\/08\/exp-gps-1105-witw-pollution.cnn\">What in the World: A deadly pollution problem, Fareed Zakaria, GPS<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<p>American Lung Association resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/our-initiatives\/healthy-air\/\">Healthy Air\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Lung Association uses air quality monitors (see below) to compile their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/our-initiatives\/healthy-air\/sota\/\">State of the Air Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/our-initiatives\/healthy-air\/indoor\/\">Healthy Air Indoors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/our-initiatives\/healthy-air\/outdoor\/\">Health Air Outdoors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/get-involved\/become-an-advocate\/public-policy-positions.html\">Healthy Air Policy Positions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/our-initiatives\/healthy-air\/in-your-community\/\">In Your Community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EPA resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/region1\/airquality\/reducepollution.html\">Actions You Can Take to Reduce Air Pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airnow.gov\/index.cfm?action=aqi_brochure.index\">Information on the health effects of ozone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/region1\/airquality\/pdfs\/airqualityguideparticles.pdf\">Information on the health effects of particles (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EPA&#8217;s Resources on Air Pollution and your Heart:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/air-research\/healthy-heart-toolkit-and-research\">Healthy Heart Toolkit and Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pm-pollution\/fires-and-your-health\">Fires and Your Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consumer Reports: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health-wellness\/avoid-the-negative-health-effects-of-air-pollution\/\">Avoid the Health Effects of Air Pollution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/causes-effects-air-pollution-4779837.html\">SCIENCING: How to Reduce the Effects of Pollution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good visualization of particulates. New York Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/12\/02\/climate\/air-pollution-compare-ar-ul.html\">See How the World\u2019s Most Polluted Air Compares With Your City\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Air Quality Monitoring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11659 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-676x380.jpg 676w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191115_084619-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are real-time resources to help you check if the air you are breathing is clean. See EPA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/region1\/airquality\/pdfs\/airqualityguideparticles.pdf\">Information on the health effects of particles<\/a> for a guide to the rating system used at these links.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The United States Air Now System Air Quality Maps <a class=\"moz-txt-link-freetext\" href=\"https:\/\/airnow.gov\/\">https:\/\/airnow.gov<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>AirNow&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airnow.gov\/index.cfm?action=airnow.international\">International\u00a0 Air Quality Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AirNow&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airnow.gov\/index.cfm?action=topics.smoke_events\">Fire and Your Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airnow.gov\/index.cfm?action=airnow.webcams\">AirNow Visibility Cameras<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"header-title-main\">World&#8217;s Air Pollution:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"header-title-sub\">Real-time Air Quality Index <a href=\"https:\/\/waqi.info\/\">https:\/\/waqi.info\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enviroflash.info\/\">Get free air pollution alerts by email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The value of a deep breath can not be fully\u00a0realized until an airway is compromised.\u00a0 Whether the cause is smoke from fires, tobacco,\u00a0 air pollution,\u00a0 illness, or lung disease, there is so much more to learn about the importance of clean air and one&#8217;s ability to take a deep breath. 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