The picture provided by otgonbayar from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, says a thousand words:
Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
According to Tumenbayasgalan, another reader of our blog:
In our capital city Ulaanbaatar we have heavy air pollution during November-March period as a result of traditional Mongolian houses (yourts) burn raw coal for their daily use such as heating, cooking, etc. We also have heavy traffic jam and blowing dust during springtime that contributes to air pollution. Air quality index has been recorded as high as 279 compared to WHO ‘s recommended index 0-20.
A recent Forbes article by William Pentland highlighted:
In December 1952, the Great Smog that settled over the city of London for four deadly days claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people that winter. In 1948, a similar soot-filled cloud was responsible for dozens of deaths in Donora, Pennsylvania.
Make no mistake about it: dirty air is dangerous to breath.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency explains why:
Particle pollution – especially fine particles – contains microscopic solids or liquid droplets that are so small that they can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems. Numerous scientific studies have linked particle pollution exposure to a variety of problems, including [aggravated asthma, chronic bronchitis, irregular heartbeat and premature death in people with heart or lung disease] . . . People with heart or lung diseases, children and older adults are the most likely to be affected by particle pollution exposure. However, even if you are healthy, you may experience temporary symptoms from exposure to elevated levels of particle pollution.
As facemask becomes a must have during the winter month, some well connected residences of Ulaanbaatar started to discover the advantage of Totobobo: high tech protection, comfort , easy to clean and fit everybody including children and adult.
Ulaanbaatar resident wearing Totobobo mask
Monk users in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Nun user wearing Totobobo users in front of temple
Mother and son wearing Totobobo mask in Mongolia
hi guys, mongolians are sometimes (about twice a 3 mounth ) used this mask, but they are only use hardworking. This pictures fake.
Hello,
where in UB can i buy this mask? do you have a store there?
u r just making PR, arent u?
hey, guys these pictures above don’t mean everyone wears mask…..it’s true that we are having hard time with this pollution problem but our government is doing a lot on this too… Government is giving new stove to these yourt livers which is smokeless and it’s almost free… i hope that we will get rid of this soon,,,
Talking from 2019 the pollution did not go away, only in winter though.
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