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What can I do to minimize the effects of air pollution if I have to live in a city with high pollution levels? It seems completely out of my control.

• ahaucnx 1y ago
  You can use an air purifier. The Hepa filters are effective in eliminating PM. Gases like NO2 and VOCs can be reduced with carbon filters. Make sure that your carbon filter is large and different get saturated too quickly.
• 5pl1n73r 1y ago
  Don't go outside. Move only in cars. To be honest, going outside sucks in most cities.
  • nerevarthelame 1y ago
    The air in a car comes from the outside.
    • lurk2 1y ago
      It passes through a filter.
      • kibwen 1y ago
        Cars have basic filters, but it's not common for them to come with HEPA filters off the lot.
  • aziaziazi 1y ago
    In Paris a study showed +3 years of life expectancy for cyclists and +2 for public transport users, compared to car commuters. They correlated it with (not a surprise) the benefits of exercice. Sure the pollution effect is worse outside of your car but the gains of daily light exercise offsets the drawbacks of air pollution.
    • 5pl1n73r 1y ago
      You can exercise in doors though
      • emrehan 1y ago
        It’s not exercise, but NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis).
• nextos 1y ago
  Mask outdoors when its particularly bad, and use an air filter indoors. IKEA has recently released a decent air filter for ~$40. Good ones cost a bit more, but even the basic one removes plenty of small particles with an HEPA-like stage.
• cluckindan 1y ago
  Wear a respirator.
• keane 1y ago
  See the Dynomight air series, which starts with https://dynomight.net/air/ https://dynomight.net/air/