In 2015 scientists created a method to show people that air pollution control is a really considerable problem nowadays. This method compares the health impacts of environmental air pollution with that of cigarettes. According to the research, Delhi’s air is equivalent to smoking 10-15 cigarettes per day.

Smoking is harmful to one’s health, as evidenced by countless medical studies, mass media, and antismoking initiatives. The health impact of air pollution is difficult to describe, given the complicated nature of particle contaminants. This approach therefore clearly illustrates the negative health effects of air pollution.

At the beginning of this century, a prominent researcher estimated the air pollution rates in Beijing. He compared the weight of PM 2.5 inhaled from a cigarette to that of the air. According to the results, the air pollution level was equivalent to smoking 0.3 cigarettes a day. However, specialists say that these calculations underestimate the particulate pollutant matter present in the air. PM 2.5 is a mixture of direct emissions from industries and contains many substances that are more harmful to health.

Through extensive research in 2015, the scientists made approximate calculations of the particulate pollutant matter (PM 2.5) to cigarette equivalent. The calculations demonstrated that the health impacts of a day’s exposure to PM 2.5 are equivalent to that of smoking one cigarette. In terms of annual average, cigarette equivalent means that the cities residents have a health impact identical to smoking as many cigarettes every day of the year.

However, we need to understand that smoking and air pollution are different. We can compare them by the health impact but we also need to consider their extent. From a public health perspective, both these problems are important. Smoking affects directly a person and the people around them. The air pollution issue differs because people can’t choose the air to breathe in their community. While smoking is a personal choice, air pollution management measures are for the entire society.

Despite all the debates among scientists about the aspects of comparison, it is important that we admit the health risk from these two problems and aim to find air treatment solutions.

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