A stroll on the beach may actually adversely affect your health
August 19, 2008
Many of us think that a short stroll on the beach is good for health. Behold! It will be beneficial to you to reconsider. According to a study, suggesting that sea air could actually leave you inhaling noxious chemicals, which might damage your lungs.
An international team, which conducted a study in this regard, found that smoke from vessels at sea or in port is affecting the air quality of many coastal cities across the world. This might adversely harm the health of many beach strollers. Lead researcher Professor Mark Thiemens said, “What we found was a surprise because no one expected that contribution from ships of solid sulphur-rich particles called primary sulphate would be so high.”
The Daily Mail reported that according to experts, ‘primary sulphate’ in ship emissions consists less than 1.5 microns, which when breathed in, can harm the lungs. Air samples, analysed by California University Professor Mark and his colleagues, showed 44 percent of the sulphate polluting coastal California can be traced to ships.
So give it a second thought before you decide to stroll on a beach.
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