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These days, fine dust is one of the biggest issues in Korea because it has remained for the last 2 weeks.
Although it is one of the first-class carcinogens like cigarettes categorized by FDA, a lot of people don’t recognize the danger of the fine dust.
Because of its minute size, it goes unfiltered in our lungs.
>>> minute (used as an adjective) [mahy-noot, -nyoot, mi-]
~ extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree:
Example: minute differences
Then it stays in our lungs and in other respiratory organs.
It also causes a variety of diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer and so on.
If we inhale the fine dust for a long time, it can also start affecting other organs.
Experts recommend that we should not go out when the concentration of the fine dust is high.
If it is unavoidable, we should wear a special mask. |
