Air Quality Health Index
Page updated: Wednesday April 11 2012
Planning to walk or cycle to work, school, shopping or just for fun?
Poor air quality can affect your health in different ways. Health impacts of smog can include:
- eye, nose and throat irritation
- coughing and wheezing
- increased allergy attacks
- an increase in and a worsening of asthma attacks
- breathing difficulty
- reduced lung capacity
- lowered resistance to infections
- increased heart and lung conditions
- hospitalizations
- premature death
Since strenuous activities increase the amount of air you breathe, the AQHI can help you decide when to enjoy the benefits of physical activity and when to reduce or reschedule your activity. Check the Clean Air Peel websitefor the daily Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) and the Ultraviolet (UV) Index.
Source:
Clean Air Peel
