Breathing Mumbai air is also cigarette smoking

Mumbai ,cigarette smoking 

If you think that breathing the air in Mumbai for one day is equivalent to 2.5 packets of cigarette smoking (50 cigarettes) a day, think again. The reality is that, on average, breathing the air in Mumbai for one day is equivalent to 100 cigarettes a day. And during Diwali every year, it becomes worse. This year, according to the data published by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, breathing the air in Mumbai for one day during Diwali was equivalent to 113 cigarettes.

Scared yet? You should be...

Pollution levels did not increase because suddenly the entire population of Mumbai decided to go for a smoke break at the same time. The pollution levels rose as a direct resut of firecrackers burst during the week of Diwali. In other words, celebrating Diwali this year was more injurious to health than a normal day. On average, it was like smoking 113 cigarettes every day for 7 days...

Breathing the Air in Mumbai for One Day During Diwali Equivalent to 113 Cigarettes.

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