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The Importance Of Maintaining A Healthy Respiratory System

Published on Dec 13, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The healthy respiratory system

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SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

  • Nicotine
  • Tar
  • Sulphur dioxide
  • Haze
  • Carbon monoxide

THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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Carbon monoxide

When we breathe in carbon monoxide, fewer red blood cells are able to carry oxygen from our lungs.

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Sulphur dioxide
Produced during the burning of fossil fuels and irritates the air passage of the respiratory system.