http://www.sloh.org/olympic-beijing-athletics/
China's air pollution to keep the marathon world record holder out of the Olympics. Is that bad?
Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie withdrew from the Beijing marathon by pollution. The world marathon record-holder said yesterday that it was unlikely to compete in Beijing Olympics because China's air pollution would damage his health. Http: / / www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article3521537.ece Is that breathing polluted air for anyone, ie how dirty the air?
I worked on a boat in Taiwan for a few hours a couple of times. The air was so bad that we could not see more than 300 feet or less. After a short time his lungs began to burn and eyes water. I was wearing glasses and a tight resperator and still felt uncomfortable and I was just standing gangway watch. I can not imagine what China should be. Perhaps China is ahead of us by construction of all the cheap toys, food, computers … but I prefer not to die too many years before my time should be up.
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