Effects of air-ions on human circulatory indicators

• Autorzy: Wiszniewski A. , Suchanowski A. , Wielgomas B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Men and women of different ages were submitted to the activity of negative or positive air-ions several hours a day for from several to more than a dozen days. Shifts in their systolic/diastolic pressures and pulse were determined in the course of these experiments. The tests have shown a statistically significant influence of the ionized particles, above all on blood pressure. Exposing humans with proper circulatory indicators six hours a day for more than a dozen days to negative air-ions in concentrations of 10,000 ions/cm³ results in a 5% drop in systolic pressure and around 2% drop in diastolic pressure, but has no influence on the pulse. This effect works until both pressures reach a stable level, which probably can be considered optimal for a given person. However, exposing people to positive air-ions in concentrations of 25,000 ions/cm³ results in destabilization of the circulatory indicators.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 23
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.521-531,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wiszniewski A.

• Faculty Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland

autor

Suchanowski A.

• Department of Physiotherapy, Jozef Rusiecki Olsztyn University College, Bydgoska 33, 10-243 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Wielgomas B.

• Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Gdansk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland

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