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You don't realize how adjusted to it you may be. I've had rural friends come to my small city and say the air quality is bad, and I in turn found my nose and th
by Causality1 6y ago
You don't realize how adjusted to it you may be. I've had rural friends come to my small city and say the air quality is bad, and I in turn found my nose and throat burning when I visited New York City.
- kqr 6y agoI live in a relatively unpolluted city, but often when I've been out walking, I notice what feels like a thin layer of very fine dust on my hands. It never happens when I'm in rural areas. My friends don't have this problem and fail to understand why I feel a strong urge to wash my hands as I get inside. At first I thought it might be because they're adjusted to it, but as I type this I realise it might also be because my hands produce slightly more sweat than the average hand (not excessive amounts, just a tiny, but noticeable bit more) which maybe gets absorbed by this particulate and that's why I can feel it? No idea if the science checks out. So maybe the ability to feel pollution in your airways is also something that might differ from person to person? I sure have never felt it, but then again, I live in a relatively unpolluted city.
- emj 6y agoI get that during alder and elm pollen seasons, but usually around eyes and mouth where I sweat a lot. I'm not allergic but I do feel a constant need to wash my face that I never feel. Elm and alder pollen range from 15-50µm, I do not know how much/big pollution particles there are compared to that, but they usually measure PM10 and that is under 10µm, and in really badly polluted areas it is probably alot worse than pollen.