Quality Air Tasmania

Dear Friends of fresh air,

Please write or call 63993345 to record any smoke pollution effects on health, however minor eg :
asthma worsening
respiratory problems
mucous and sinus
coughs and cold symptoms
headaches and sensitivity
heart problems
voice problems
This is for a data base for a concerned doctor’s group. Air pollution is everyones concern.
Angelika

Please read
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QAT Update June 2009
Correlation B/W Launceston PM 2.5 exceedences & Patersonia pollution
2007-2008
Lewis 2: Graph of worsening coughs in children with PM 10 pollution NE Tas Pollution event 12 May 09 when smoke was known to blow towards populated area Why air pollution is a significant issue in Tasmania

New experiments with combinations of contaminants shows that mixtures can cause harm even when the level of each chemical in the mixture would cause no effect by itself. Because people are exposed to hundreds of chemicals at a time–or more–these results indicate that setting safety standards based on the action of individual chemicals will not be sufficient to protect human health. More…
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/bad-mix-exposures-safe
-only-one-chemical-at-a-time/