Chemistry: A Truly Blue Sky

Every morning, before I ride the bus to school, my mother always forces to wear a facial mask whenever we are exposed to outside air. Honestly, I first ignored her advice and always took them off not knowing what harm Korean fine dust can possibly bring to my health.

How Dangerous is the Fine Dust Situation in Korea, and How Worse Can it Be? The Great Smog of London The Great Smog of London Before we dive deep into this crisis of Korea, let's look at a milder example that happened in London for a few days during December of 1952. The Great Smog of London was a very significant issue back in the days when air pollution was very severe. This lasted for five very cold days in the middle of winter. The smog is very harmful, killing 4,000 people at that time. Research states that this smog effect was very harmful towards the human respiratory system. It is estimated that 6,000 more people died in the aftermath of the smog due to this biological disaster. The cause of the smog was the continuous burning of coal. According to Wikipedia, the burning of low-grade coal caused " 1,000 tonnes of smoke particles, 140 tonnes of hydrochloric acid, 14 tonnes of fluorine compounds, and 370 tonnes of sulfur dioxide which may have been convert

Every spring or autumn day in Korea, flowers bloom or leaves fall down. While everyone can sense the visual beauty as well as a change in temperature during these short seasons, I feel bothered, and it is not because I dislike how change is happening in nature over time. My sense of irritation always tingled me during these seasons because I have allergic reactions from the spread of pollen in the air. The spread of pollen in the air seems very harmful to me. Some symptoms include making my nose stiff as well as making my eyes very itchy. Sometimes my throat is very sore, or I cough very severely. Due to this, I have decided to create this blog because I am going to record an experiment I am going to proceed to find a way to investigate in making the best mask that can be invincible towards polluted air conditions, such as the fine dust or yellow dust situation that Korea is currently struggling with.