Due to smog, air quality can become bad in Brabant and Limburg from the afternoon on Thursday. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) warns against this. “People who are sensitive to smog can suffer from this.”
The advice to people who, for example, have asthma or other respiratory diseases is to stay indoors and not do too much physical exertion. Children and the elderly can also be more sensitive to smog.
shortness of breath
By inhaling dirty air, people can suffer from an increase in respiratory symptoms, such as coughing and shortness of breath, worsening asthma symptoms and a decrease in lung function, the RIVM lists.
“It can also cause irritation to the eyes, nose and throat.” Smog is caused by high ozone concentrations in the air. They mainly occur on sunny days with little wind. Pollutants such as nitrogen oxides are converted into ozone under the influence of sunlight.