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Important_Tip_9704 t1_ixgupdf wrote

So essentially, this is a warning that air pollution in our city, particularly today, is liable to trigger cardiac issues unless everybody stays inside and avoids strenuous activity? What compound are they detecting? Or is it simply an excess of the typical pollutant compounds? What does heart disease have to do with it? So many questions…

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chuckie512 t1_ixh8a9l wrote

They're predicting an excess in PM2.5 (fine particulates), and in our area, that's almost always grouped with extra hydrogen sulfides, as they're both coming from the dilapidated coke works.

Your heart and lungs are pretty closely connected, hence the heart disease issues. If you're already having problems this will make them worse.

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