REVIEW PAPER
Bioaerosol and smog as determinants of human population health
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Emergency Department, Miedzylesie Specialist Hospital in Warsaw, Poland
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Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska, Poland
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Faculty of Production Engineering, Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
4
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Submission date: 2019-05-07
Final revision date: 2019-06-16
Acceptance date: 2019-06-17
Publication date: 2019-07-11
Health Prob Civil. 2019;13(3):233-237
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ABSTRACT
When asked to describe air pollution, the average person will invariably mention the word “smog”. Although the term is often poorly understood, social awareness of it is much higher than just a few years ago. In the era of globalization, it has become clear that smog goes beyond dust and gas pollution and encompasses the microbiological purity of the air. This is due, among other things, to the fact that the human body may not only be a reservoir but also an emitter of microbiological particles dangerous to health and life. According to Górny, SCMB (Harmful Microbiological Factors) are easier to aerosolize compared to other air pollutants [1]. It highlights the risk of infectious diseases from abroad, including allergic disease entities. It also emphasizes the close relationship between various types of air pollution.
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