Air quality and drinking water are big concerns to Long Islanders: Survey

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The standard of the air and consuming water are of massive considerations to Lengthy Islanders.

That’s based on the outcomes of the Mount Sinai South Nassau “Reality in Medication” ballot, which had been launched Thursday. The ballot surveyed 600 adults dwelling on Lengthy Island and New York Metropolis.

Within the ballot, solely 46% of Lengthy Islanders surveyed mentioned they’re glad with the environmental well being of their residential areas. And 89% of the survey’s general respondents frightened concerning the security of the air they breathe, whereas 91% mentioned they’re very involved or involved about air air pollution. Water air pollution was their subsequent highest concern.

“Analysis has proven that top ranges of advantageous particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric oxide may cause misery for folks with coronary heart or respiratory illness and put them in danger for different life-threatening illnesses or diseases,” Dr. Adhi Sharma, president of Mount Sinai South Nassau, mentioned in a written assertion.

“There’s additionally rising proof s that publicity to air air pollution, primarily advantageous particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, is related to the event of metabolic illnesses, corresponding to weight problems and diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, hypertension, stroke, and coronary heart failure,” he added.

The ballot was performed from July 6 – 10, not lengthy after the smoke type the Canadian wildfires blanketed New York. And whereas that unease has since abated, well being officers in New York Metropolis raised potential air high quality considerations as just lately as October.

The American Lung Affiliation’s 2023 Annual “State of the Air” report ranked the New York metro space twelfth worst for prime ozone air pollution days amongst 227 nationwide metro areas; 59th worst for 24-hour particle air pollution amongst 223 U.S. metro and 71st worst for annual particle air pollution amongst U.S. 200 metropolitan areas.

The report grades People’ publicity to unhealthy ranges of ground-level ozone air air pollution, annual particle air pollution, and short-term spikes in particle air pollution over a three-year interval.

The report was based mostly on findings from air high quality monitoring stations, together with 5 on Lengthy Island, that confirmed Riverhead, Holtsville, East Northport, and Westbury exceeded the World Well being Group’s pointers by practically twice. Knowledge from a station in Glen Cove confirmed that the realm exceeded the World Well being Group’s pointers by two to 3 occasions.

“Like Mount Sinai South Nassau, we perceive {that a} wholesome and vibrant surroundings is a cornerstone of the standard of life that we get pleasure from,” Linda Armyn, president and CEO at Bethpage Federal Credit score Union, which sponsored the survey, mentioned in a press release. “I strongly encourage the communities and clients we serve to make defending and preserving the environment a high precedence.”

The well being system presents ideas for wholesome air and water high quality within the Present Information part of its web site.