http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/06/the_air_we_brea.php All comments for The air we breathe en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/06/the_air_we_brea.php#comment-1230689 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/06/the_air_we_brea.php#comment-1230689 Comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:55:22 +0800 <p>Ground level ozone forms outside of cars. But that is not important. I noticed that there is no measurement for ozone. PM10, SOx and NOx, though bad, are easily dealt with by the body. All of that phlegm acts to create a barrier between the SOx, NOx and ozone so the tissue can heal, and it contains the PM10 for expectoration (one of China's new "4 greats" along with poo-holers, bad english tees and toxic food). What is really bad is PM2.5 (which SOx and NOx fall under, along with viruses, spores, volatiles organics and halogenated VOCs) and PM0.5 (H+, ie acid, and metal ions...all sorts fo metal ions). That is the stuff that really gets cancer and autoimmune disease kicked into high gear. Take a deep breath and relax...</p>