Haze problem in Malaysia

Effect of haze to human

Heart and lung problem

When the haze particles enter your lungs, it causes symptoms such as sore throat, and nose rush. However, this later can lead to more serious problem. Therefore, we always need to wear masks to keep our self safe.
When you still don't wear mask, this can lead to more serious injuries such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failture and more.

eye inflammation

When the haze particles enter your eyes, your eyes will be sore and itchy because your eyes will try to defend from yourself from the haze particles, which will lead to tears...a lot.
Also, when haze particles enter your eyes and there is so many of them, it can lead to Myopia, which might lead to blindness, which is a really serious problem. Therefore, we have to keep safe.

Nasal irritation

When the haze particles enter your nose, they will try to defend from the haze particles. This will later lead to Runny nose and itchyness on the nose. therefore we have to wear mask.
Nasal irritation usually can be cured by medicines, because we just need let the infection go off. Therefore, most of the time, weak antibiotics to let the irritation go off.

How to protect ourselves from haze?

Wear masks

If you wear mask, the chance of the haze particles, entering your body will decrease. Therefore, when you are going out to place where there is haze, we have to wear masks.
However, the mask can't be the surgical masks because the surgical masks are not that effective to stop the haze particles because there will be spaces that the haze particles can come in. It is best if we wear the N95 mask because it covers fully your nose and mouth.

Turn on the air purifier

The air purifiers are the machine that automatically cleans the air. by using this, even if the haze particles enter your house, it will be able to catch them using the air purifier.
The air purifier oftenly has 2 types, which are the wind type, and the water type. This water type is more better because we just need water to make it work.

Don't go out of the house if the haze is heavy

When the haze is too heavy that even the schools close, don't go outdoors, unless there is any emergency case. It's because if we go out and there is too much haze particles, it can seriously injure you.
Even it is an emergency case, we have to wear masks, to prevent a lot of haze particles to enter our body. However, it will be the best if we don't do outdoor when the haze is too heavy.

Organization that prevents air pollution (Haze)

Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)

Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) is a anti-climate change organization, which means that they don't only focus of air pollution.
However, CCAP mostly focuses on air pollution, and they've been doing a lot of intiatives for it.
Link to Organization

Citizens League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN)

Citizens League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) is similar to CCAP, however, it focuses on a ot of different variety of problems to fight against environment corruption which one of them is air pollution(haze).
CLEAN mainly focuses on educating people about the awareness of global challenges.
Link to Organization

Coalition for Clean Air (CCA)

Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) is an organization which only focuses on air pollution. It is a organization that protects public health, improves air quality, and prevents climate change.
Link to Organization

The biggest issue in Malaysia: Haze