{"id":11096,"date":"2020-06-16T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tolic.com\/air-pollution-and-health-risks\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T10:23:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T14:23:52","slug":"air-pollution-and-health-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tolic.com\/en\/air-pollution-and-health-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Air pollution and health risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11096\" class=\"elementor elementor-11096 elementor-2670\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fea32bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fea32bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16879a60\" data-id=\"16879a60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3ce1cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3ce1cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Did you know that nine out of ten people breathe polluted air?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Air pollution is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world, causing 7 million deaths annually. Health experts cataloged in 2018 that ambient air pollution is one of the greatest health <\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paho.org\/es\/temas\/calidad-aire-salud\/contaminacion-aire-ambiental-exterior-vivienda-preguntas-frecuentes#:~:text=La%20contaminaci%C3%B3n%20del%20aire%20puede,impactos%20adversos%20en%20la%20salud.\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">risks<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Generally, we consider walking outdoors healthy. This may still be true! Walking can be very beneficial for physical and mental health. The difference is that, now, we are also exposed to many potentially harmful pollutants every time we go out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Who are most vulnerable?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Although air pollution affects us all, in some people, it has a greater negative impact. Children, older adults, people with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular diseases, and pregnant women are among the most vulnerable populations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Some individuals that could be seriously affected are: <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Children and adolescents<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Pregnant women<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">People older than 65 years old<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">People with chronic respiratory disease<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Diabetics<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">People with chronic cardiovascular disease<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">People who have suffered a heart attack or a stroke<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">People who regularly work or exercise outdoors<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Why do we not notice when the air is polluted?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">It&#8217;s completely normal not to notice it. It&#8217;s hard to know if the air we breathe is polluted, as pollutants are mostly invisible and odorless. Ozone and nitrogen dioxide particles, among others, could be present in our environment and we would not know it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Some pollutants are microscopic and can break through many of our body\u2019s protective barriers, damaging our lungs, heart, and brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">What harm does daily exposure to pollutants cause?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Symptoms (short term and medium term):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dizziness and headache<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Watery eyes and redness<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Nausea and vomiting<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Cough and throat irritation<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Ear infections<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Sneezing and nasal bleeding<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Fever and chills<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Chest pain, inflammation and lung infection<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Muscle pain and skin rashes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Conditions (long term):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Brain hemorrhages<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Asthma<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Lung cancer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"> <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Heart disease<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">How can we protect ourselves?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">1.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Check the daily reports of environmental pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">2.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Limit all walks on public roads during peak traffic hours. Try to carry children in your arms to lift them above the level of car emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">3.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Limit the time you spend at places where many vehicles run through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">4.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">When you exercise outdoors, do so in less polluted areas, keeping yourself informed about pollution rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">5.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Don&#8217;t burn your waste, as the smoke is very harmful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">6.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Use less energy in your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-left: .75in;text-indent: -.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">7.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">    <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Don&#8217;t let anyone smoke in an enclosed space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Risk of hospitalization<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Experts from the U.S. medical journal BMJ found that \u201cshort term exposure to [part\u00edculas contaminantes en el aire][pollutant particles in the air] is associated with several newly identified causes of hospital admissions, even at levels below international air quality<\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/11\/191127215134.htm\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">It is recommended that anyone who is regularly exposed to contaminates environments undergo frequent screening to identify any disorder as soon as possible. The specific tests and the number of times annually that they should do so will depend on the substances to which they may be exposed. This is something your doctor will determine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Protect yourself with TOLIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">At TOLIC, we want you to be well and healthy. Therefore, we offer you an <\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tolic.com\/en\/accident-and-illness\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Accident and Illness<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"> policy that helps you face unforeseen expenses, paying the benefits directly to you. In addition, in case of a hospitalization, the hospitalization benefit pays you up to $250 and the intensive care benefit pays you up to $1,500. You can also customize your coverage even more by combining it with other additional coverages available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">For more information, visit our website <\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tolic.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">www.tolic.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"> or email us to contact one of our representatives (<\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\"><a href=\"mailto:s&#101;&#114;&#118;&#105;&#99;&#105;&#111;&#97;&#108;&#99;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x65;&#x6e;&#x74;&#x65;&#x40;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x63;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;m\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">&#99;&#x75;s&#116;&#x6f;m&#101;&#x72;s&#x65;&#x72;&#118;&#x69;c&#101;&#x40;t&#111;&#x6c;i&#x63;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;).<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">). And find out why, at TOLIC, we are Going Beyond Insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air pollution is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world, killing 7 million people a year. Entities such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have classified environmental pollution as one of the greatest health risks of our times, just as in the past it was established that smoking was. 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