The Smog is Back (and Not Going Anywhere Soon)

Jerry Chan | May 7, 2013 1:00 pm | 2 comments | 3509 reads

If Beijing's blue skies lulled you into a false sense of serenity, wake up. Like a back-handed bitch-slap, the smog is back and here to stay (for now). According to the China Daily:

The density of PM2.5, or particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers that can harm the heart and lungs, reached 400 micrograms per cubic meter early on Monday, well above national and international standards, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center said. The center said due to rising temperatures, lack of wind and other unfavorable conditions, the pollution is unlikely to disperse in the next few days.

We've seen (and breathed) far worse than today's bad air, but it's never a good feeling to go from this:

To this:

In the meantime, you might want to consider a pair of these, and read up on what that air purifier is really doing for you here.

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Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 19:06

And then there's this from Greenpeace:

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Then we got the results from the lab. Arsenic, mercury, lead, selenium... a neurotoxic and cancer-causing cocktail. The results are not pretty, and reveal clues to the reasons behind China’s lung cancer epidemic. The WHO recently released the results of a massive research project into what is making us sick, pointing out air pollution as the biggest environmental health risk in the world. The research estimated that 20% of lung cancer cases in China are caused by outdoor air pollution.
Zhong Yu, a marathon runner, is one of the volunteers who had her personal air pollution exposure tested. She was shocked to find out that her samples contained arsenic levels exceeding the national standard X-fold: ”No matter how good the training shoes you have, how nice the clothes you have, how good the coach you can hire; but without good air, and running with a mask, the meaning of running is gone.”

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

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