Stop the soot!

What is a soot actually?

Soot includes the fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels. Soot can consist of acids, chemicals, metals, soils, and dust. The common trait of soot particles is that they are extremely tiny – 2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter. This is smaller than dust and mold, and is about 1/30 the diameter of a human hair.

This combination – extremely small size and toxic composition – is what makes soot so dangerous. It can travel deep into the lung, where the compounds it consists of can do some serious damage.

Soot is the byproduct of the burning of fossil fuels. This includes burning coal for electricity or industrial fuel, manufacturing, oil refining, and motor vehicles.

Soot enters the environment either as a solid particle or as a gas which turns into a particle after it has been released. These particles can end up very far away from their site of origin.

Soot can also become a problem following a fire. A common house fire results in the burning of a wide variety of materials, from wood and paper to plastics and other synthetic items. This results in soot contamination, and poses a serious cleanup problem.

Soot can also negatively impact Indoor Air Quality. Excessive use of candles in an indoor environment can lead to a buildup of soot. This sometimes leads to "ghosting", where the tiny soot particles cling to areas of walls and ceilings due to electrostatic attraction. This can also happen when fireplaces are insufficiently ventilated. If you see these "soot ghosts" in your home, you may want to rethink your level of candle usage or have your chimney evaluated.

Risks - Health & Environment

Breathing the tiny particles can cause coronary heart disease, asthma, bronchitis, and many other respiratory illnesses.

The SOOT epidemic is real & people are dying in Port Harcourt, protect your lives & protest against govts inaction by wearing a nose mask.

Recycle Project Port Harcourt are taking to the street an awareness campaign to sensitize the public about the dangers of soot and how to control the epidemic.

INFORMATION

"1. Date of protest: Thursday 19th April,2018

1. Time: 8 a.m.
2. Take off point : Isaac Boro Park
3. Ports of call: Isaac Boro park - Rivers State House of Assembly complex - NNPC/DPR (Moscow road) - Government House.

For the love of our ecosystem we do this, if you are resident in the city of Port Harcourt you are welcome to join this campaign.

From the heart of Port Harcourt I am @braide!