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Air: Outdoor Air Quality and Health
… Air quality and health The quality of the air we breathe impacts our health. Breathing polluted air can cause health problems ranging from watery eyes and cough, to worsening … sometimes called smog, is a harmful air pollutant that causes health issues like trouble breathing and heart problems. It can even lead to death. Ozone forms when gases released from … heart and lung diseases, cancers, and even death. Health effects include: Coughing Trouble breathing Scratchy throat Runny nose Irritated sinuses Stinging eyes Wheezing Shortness of breath … -
Trash and Wood Burning
… health. People exposed to these air pollutants can experience eye and nose irritation, breathing difficulty, coughing, and headaches. People with heart disease, asthma, emphysema, or … health effects occurring depends mostly on the concentration of air pollutants in people’s breathing zone (the air around the nose and mouth). Typically, no adverse health effects are … trash and wood cause health problems? The gases released by trash and wood burning can cause breathing irritation. Some of these gases are called aldehydes, which cause strong irritation … -
Air: Indoor Allergens
… All buildings contain indoor allergens. Most people are exposed to these allergens by breathing them in. Exposure can also happen if allergens are ingested or if they come in contact … cause an allergic reaction, such as: A runny nose. Coughing. Skin rashes. Sneezing. Trouble breathing. Watery eyes. Severe allergic reactions can require immediate medical treatment. How … -
Air: Vapor Intrusion
… an increased cancer risk. This is especially dangerous when people don’t realize they’re breathing in toxic chemicals, which can happen when a chemical is odorless. Exposure during … -
Trash and Wood Burning
… health. People who are exposed to these air pollutants can experience eye and nose irritation, breathing difficulty, coughing, and headaches. People with heart disease, asthma, emphysema, or … health effects occurring depends mostly on the concentration of air pollutants in people’s breathing zone (the air that’s breathed around the nose and mouth). Typically, no adverse health … and wood burning cause health problems? The gases released by trash and wood burning can cause breathing irritation. Some of these gases are called aldehydes, which cause strong irritation … -
Air: Pulp and Paper Industry Odors
… If the chemicals become concentrated by weather conditions, however, they can cause eye and breathing irritation in some people. They also can cause nausea and headaches—and asthma attacks in people with the breathing condition. High concentrations of these odors can also cause problems for people with … -
Recommendations for Enclosed Ice Arena Management
… Dizziness Loss of consciousness NO2 Poisoning Symptoms Eye, nose, or throat irritation Breathing problems (especially in those with asthma) Coughing up blood MONITOR HEALTH … SPECTATORS EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS, MOVE THEM TO FRESH AIR AND CALL 911 COUGHING UP BLOOD BREATHING PROBLEMS Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Division of Public Health Bureau of … -
Outdoor Wood Boilers (Water Stoves)
… impacts of these pollutants on human health, which include coughing and difficult or painful breathing, increased susceptibility to respiratory illness like pneumonia and bronchitis, eye and … expelled. Symptoms of people exposed to wood smoke from OWBs include eye and nose irritation, breathing difficulty, wheezing, coughing, and headaches. People with heart disease, asthma, … -
Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers
… and tightness. Confusion. Damaged lungs in children. Decreased alertness. Difficult or rapid breathing. Eye, throat, and nose irritation. Fatigue. Headaches. Impaired judgement. Increased … -
TCE in the Air - Trichloroethylene (TCE) health effects and actions you can take to protect your home’s air
… walls of your basement, and other openings. It evaporates quickly and breathing the vapors is not healthy. It can cause cancer if you are breathe it over a long … -
Silicosis: What Workers Need to Know
… and tasks put people at risk for silicosis. Silicosis is an incurable lung disease caused by breathing in crystalline silica dust. Crystalline silica dust is created from materials containing silica. Breathing in silica dust for extended periods of time can cause permanent lung damage and … -
Silicosis: What Employers Need to Know
… and tasks put people at risk for silicosis. Silicosis is an incurable lung disease caused by breathing in crystalline silica dust. Crystalline silica dust is created from materials containing silica. Breathing in silica dust for extended periods of time can cause permanent lung damage and … -
Environmental Public Health Tracking: Glossary of Terms
… the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Asthma - A disease that affects a person’s breathing and may restrict the ability to get oxygen to the lungs. For people with asthma, the … portal, users can view some data topics by ethnicity. Exposure - Contact with a substance by breathing it, eating or drinking it, or having it absorb through the skin. Acute exposures last a … -
Air: Home Heating Oil Spills
… to contact your local health department and home insurance agent. 2. Prevent exposure Avoid breathing in the fuel oil fumes and keep skin contact to a minimum. Fuel oil contains many … health concerns Usually, short-term exposure to fuel oil won’t cause long-lasting harm, but breathing in the vapors in an enclosed space like a basement can cause symptoms. At high … -
Environmental Public Health Tracking: Asthma Data
… Asthma is a disease that affects a person’s breathing and may limit their ability to get fresh air to their lungs. Wisconsin Tracking … data Frequently asked questions What is asthma? Asthma is a disease that affects a person’s breathing and can make it hard to get oxygen to their lungs. For people with asthma, the inside … causes of asthma are not entirely understood. However, specific triggers are known to cause breathing problems for people with asthma. More information about asthma is available from the … -
Environmental Public Health Tracking: Air Emissions Data
… How do people come in contact with air emissions? We can come in contact with air emissions by breathing in polluted air or breathing in polluted dust particles. What are the health effects of air emissions? We host data … Scientists estimate between 4% and 19% of cancers are related to environmental factors. Breathing problems, kidney failure, heart failure, infertility, and birth defects can also result …