Beijing As Second Hand Smoke
Posted by Dan on March 30, 2008 at 04:32 PM
I make it a point to leave it to others to write about air pollution in China from a non-legal perspective, but this one from the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Blog is just too good to pass up. Seems those who say breathing Beijing air is like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day are exaggerating, it is actually like living with someone who smokes a pack a day:
The magazine ‘that’s Beijing’ interviewed Dr. Will Chickering from the Beijing United Family Hospital on Beijing’s air pollution.Reports had suggested that living in Beijing was the equivalent of smoking a packet of cigarettes everyday. Dr Chickering in the interview said that it is not that bad. “It’s more like living with someone who smokes a pack a day”.
What a relief.
Just the facts....
Comments
The past week has probably been a lot less than living with a pack-a-day smoker. The IOC's in town for a check-up and the arrival of the Olympic flame on Tian'anmen this morning. The air is always better when these guys visit.
Posted by: Jim Gourley | March 30, 2008 5:36 PM
Well although the pollution might not be going away anytime soon, the second hand smoke may become a thing of the past:
http://chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-03/31/content_6576975.htm
We'll have to see if this is actually enforced. But hey at least it's a start.
Posted by: The China Perspective | March 31, 2008 12:25 AM
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Posted by: KPO Wizard | March 31, 2008 2:33 AM
When will they analyze the other cities in China? I've always wondered what living here has done to my health over the course of three years.
Posted by: ChinaMatt | April 2, 2008 1:11 AM