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| Masks can filter out fine particles, but not gases or chemicals. |
The study was conducted in Beijing, China, and found that heart disease symptoms and blood pressure were reduced when older men and women with CHD wore masks while walking around the city.
The masks help protect people by filtering out harmful fine and ultra-fine particles coming from urban traffic pollution.
The findings show that individual actions, such as wearing a face mask, can lessen some of the symptoms of those susceptible to urban air pollution.
Urban traffic, industry and other sources release both gases and particles into the air.
This mix of outdoor air pollutants has been linked to cardiovascular disease and a higher risk of death, and continued exposure can also raise people’s blood pressure.
The study involved almost 100 participants who were monitored over two 24-hour periods. On one of the days they wore a face mask.
Source: Environmental Health News
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