Fine dust in the air can have such a terrifying effect on children, parents need to know right away

What is fine dust?

According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tuan, former rector of HCMC University of Natural Resources and Environment, PM (particulate matter) also called soot seeds floating in the air whose size and density are calculated in micrometres (μm) ). Dust type with a diameter of 10 μm called PM10 is fine dust.

However, ultrafine dust is smaller than fine dust. Fine dust cannot be seen with the naked eye, it is so small that it is only 1/50 of the diameter of a hair. These types of dust are mostly generated from traffic emissions (buses, motorcycles, cars). In particular, most of the dust generated from oil-powered vehicles, construction sites, power plants, wood burning or garbage incineration, in industrial plants .

Fine dust makes children retard

Types of dust, especially PM 2.5 fine dust, have a great impact on the development of young children. The same concentration of inhaled pollutant gas, the amount of substance directly absorbed into the body of children can be 2 times higher than that of adults because the immune system is not fully developed.

More dangerous, the more children live near the road surface, near construction sites or industrial plants, the higher the risk of respiratory diseases, from 19-25% compared to normal. This is also the reason why it is difficult for children to develop their full height and be prone to rickets if they constantly live in an air pollution environment.

How to protect children, limiting the impact of fine dust on health

- Give children a mask when going out. Absolutely limit children exposed to cigarette smoke.

- Avoid letting children out during traffic peak hours.

- If you live near a busy street or building, close windows and doors so that polluted air cannot enter the home.

- Has a reasonable diet to maintain the lining of the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract, fight cell damage, strengthen the immune system. The recommended foods are green vegetables, fruits rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and beta-carotene (avocado, sweet potato, carrots, papaya, broccoli, animal liver, fish, eggs, milk .