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Delhi’s AQI has reached dangerous levels on Tuesday morning. The biggest thing is that PM 2.5 contributes the most in spoiling the air of Delhi, which are such dangerous fine particles of smoke and dust which directly reach the lungs through breathing and can cause diseases like asthma and COPD.
Delhi AQI and PM2.5 update today: There is an outcry in the capital Delhi due to heavy pollution. In Delhi, which has become a house of junk, people are neither able to breathe nor are able to come out of their homes. In such a situation, the people of Delhi are now pleading to be saved from this disaster. People living in Delhi are constantly facing the problem of suffocation and inability to breathe and are running towards hospitals for relief. It is natural for this to happen because the real time AQI of Delhi has now crossed the dangerous level. Be it morning or evening, day or night, PM 2.5 is emerging as the biggest enemy.
Dr. Neeraj, professor and pulmonologist in the respiratory department at Safdarjung Hospital, explains that PM 10 reaches only the upper respiratory tract of people like nose, mouth and sinus, but PM 2.5 particles made from vehicle smoke, dust from construction sites and gases emitted from factories reach the lower respiratory tract like bronchi and lungs etc. Cause inflammation.
Data from AQI.in shows that on Tuesday morning the amount of PM 2.5 was recorded at 261 micrograms per cubic metre, which is a dangerous level. Whereas the real time quantity of particulate matter PM 10, which is larger in size than PM 2.5, has been recorded at 362 micrograms per cubic meter. Since Particulate Matter 2.5 reaches the lower respiratory tract of the body and causes great harm to health, their increasing quantity is very dangerous.
What produces PM 2.5?
Particulate Matter 2.5 are very fine particles present in the air, which are mainly produced in smoke after the burning process and directly attack the breath and lungs. These are especially produced by the smoke emitted after burning of fuel in diesel-petrol vehicles, smoke emitted from coal power plants, industries and factories, burning of wood or biomass, burning of garbage, forest fires or fine dust particles.
PM 2.5 can cause asthma and COPD
Dr. Neeraj explains that as long as you are inhaling PM 2.5, you can also develop asthma and COPD. Not only this, inhaling PM 2.5 also causes problems like cold, cough and cold. Due to repeated inflammation and lack of time for the body to recover, it is becoming difficult to recover from this disease in 4-6 days. Therefore, it is possible that this problem may come back again and again and you may feel that it is not getting better.
