The increased concentration of fine dust and some potentially toxic substances can damage the lungs and bronchi, and more. In any case, it is better to cover your mouth and nose with masks, scarves or handkerchiefs. How to protect yourself
New Year’s barrels can hurt not only the hands and eyes but also the lungs and the whole body in general.
One of the reasons that increase the concentration of fine particles in the air (pm10) To give an idea of the levels that can be reached, bear in mind that in an analysis conducted in 2018 in Naples by Arpac, the regional agency that measures air pollution had recorded an average of 376 micrograms of fine dust per cubic meter of air on 1 January when the limit not to be exceeded was 50 micrograms. On the same day (also due to the low wind) the average of ultra-fine particles was 343 micrograms per cubic meter of air, which is very high. But around two o’clock in the night between December 31 and January 1, a central station had recorded a concentration of ultra-fine particles of more than 3,000 micrograms per cubic meter of air.
Metallic particles
In addition to fine dust, it is also necessary to take into account chemical substances potentially harmful to health, as well as metal particles. For explosives can in fact be used, among others, strontium, barium, copper, aluminum, titanium and iron, as well as dyes, in addition to carbon dioxide which is formed by a series of chemical reactions. The particular density of the air can also irritate the respiratory tract and cause asthma attacks above all, but not only in predisposed people. As usual, the most vulnerable are the elderly and children. The risks are run above all in the half hour after the explosion but the effects may persist even in the following days
In any case, be careful cover your mouth and nosewith masks or scarves and handkerchiefs and do not expose yourself to the smoke produced by the gullies for prolonged periods.
December 31, 2022 (change December 31, 2022 | 11:12 am)
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