I unfortunately live in a very polluted area, one where air quality apps mark in red and recommend that I never get out of my lair.

When it rains enough the air quality becomes more bearable and here comes the question: where does pollution go when it rains hard? Does it get pushed to the ground and stays there? Does it get embedded in the water (so instead of breathing it, I get to drink it later in the tap water)?

I’m curious to know where it gets dispersed or stuck (to possibly avoid it)

  • ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Thanks! You’re right that I wasn’t thinking about chlorine which does get added to the water where I live. I suppose that doesn’t entirely kill all germs and pollution going into the water, but it helps getting rid of it.

    Also, yeah. When I am out breathing pollution, it feels really bad for me