Question for all you environmentalists out there...

[manlymatt83]

I was just looking at where I currently live in New Jersey vs. where I am moving to:

See here

Anyway, I currently live in Atlantic County and want to move to Middlesex county. Nothing really changes health wise except that in the new place I want to move to, the "Toxics released to the environment" is a LOT worse.

What I wanted to know (since I don't want to become paranoid and move to the midwest right now just to save my life) is that the site says by living in a place that is the worst county in America for toxic releases from a county that is the best in America for toxic releases increased your cancer risk.

My question is....

Does that mean my risk of cancer is like 90% if I move to that place, vs. 10% if I moved elsewhere? Or does it only increase the risk by fractional amounts, such as 10-20%?

Thanks!

-Matt

 

[FoBoT]

lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

 

[vi edit]

The most miserable thing about poor air quality is that it really aggravates your allergies. Your eyes tend to itch/burn/water a lot more and you sneeze quite a bit more often.

I noticed that happening a lot when traveling to Las Vegas. Vegas has miserable air quality...as does Phoenix. It was pretty miserable at times.

 

[jagec]

It's not so much the chance of catastrophic illness that will getcha...it's the quality of the last few years of your life, and your total lifespan.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
The most miserable thing about poor air quality is that it really aggravates your allergies. Your eyes tend to itch/burn/water a lot more and you sneeze quite a bit more often.

I noticed that happening a lot when traveling to Las Vegas. Vegas has miserable air quality...as does Phoenix. It was pretty miserable at times.

Maybe thats why I always have headaches.

I wonder if poor air quality can cause high blood pressure...

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: jagec
It's not so much the chance of catastrophic illness that will getcha...it's the quality of the last few years of your life, and your total lifespan.

Why the quality of the last few years of my life? I only plan on moving here for a few years, just to get through my current job... I want to move out of jersey once I turn 26 or 27. 22 now.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: jagec
It's not so much the chance of catastrophic illness that will getcha...it's the quality of the last few years of your life, and your total lifespan.

Why the quality of the last few years of my life? I only plan on moving here for a few years, just to get through my current job... I want to move out of jersey once I turn 26 or 27. 22 now.

Years of living in an area with high toxin concentrations and bad air quality will give you a lot more health problems when you're older. You might not even notice now (your young immune system and organs compensate well), but when you're 60+ you'll be a lot more decrepit than if you'd lived in an area with clean air and water. It taxes your systems to deal with that crap day in and day out, so they fail sooner.

If you're only planning on living there a few years, the effect won't be very pronounced at all.

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: jagec
It's not so much the chance of catastrophic illness that will getcha...it's the quality of the last few years of your life, and your total lifespan.

Why the quality of the last few years of my life? I only plan on moving here for a few years, just to get through my current job... I want to move out of jersey once I turn 26 or 27. 22 now.

Years of living in an area with high toxin concentrations and bad air quality will give you a lot more health problems when you're older. You might not even notice now (your young immune system and organs compensate well), but when you're 60+ you'll be a lot more decrepit than if you'd lived in an area with clean air and water. It taxes your systems to deal with that crap day in and day out, so they fail sooner.

If you're only planning on living there a few years, the effect won't be very pronounced at all.

Yeah, I've lived in Jersey all my life but I want out by the time I'm 30...

Also, does staying in shape help prolong this at all? As in, even if you're a tip top athlete without McDonalds and everything else brewing inside of you, does that assist your body in maybe living longer and keeping your organs running longer even though you're in an area with bad air quality?

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

If you look at the facts, California was Mexican originally so factually hes sorta right.

 

[mk52]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

If you look at the facts, California was Mexican originally so factually hes sorta right.

lol pwned

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

i didn't know that. sounds like it isn't relavent, i'll edit that out. no need to distract from my point with that part. thank you.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

i didn't know that. sounds like it isn't relavent, i'll edit that out. no need to distract from my point with that part. thank you.

Hilarious to me because "Hispanics" themselves came from Europe. I guess I'll see you in Ibiza, Mr. Obedo 😉

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

If you look at the facts, California was Mexican originally so factually hes sorta right.

pwnage 😛

 

[manlymatt83]

Are there anymore comments on the ORIGINAL topic? 🙂

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Also, does staying in shape help prolong this at all? As in, even if you're a tip top athlete without McDonalds and everything else brewing inside of you, does that assist your body in maybe living longer and keeping your organs running longer even though you're in an area with bad air quality?

Staying in shape ALWAYS keeps you healthier...unless you like putting mercury in your Gatorade or something 😛

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

If you look at the facts, California was Mexican originally so factually hes sorta right.

but the medal of freedom is for civilians...

 

[SLCentral]

I live in Middlesex county, and I don't have cancer 🙂.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: SLCentral
I live in Middlesex county, and I don't have cancer 🙂.

Good to know 🙂 Where do you live

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: SLCentral
I live in Middlesex county, and I don't have cancer 🙂.

Good to know 🙂 Where do you live

Princeton.

 

[sigs3gv]

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: SLCentral
I live in Middlesex county, and I don't have cancer 🙂.

Good to know 🙂 Where do you live

Princeton.

Isn't Princeton Mercer County? Plainsboro is Middlesex.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

If you look at the facts, California was Mexican originally so factually hes sorta right.

And it was Native American before it was Mexican.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: datalink7

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: FoBoT
lets say your chance of getting cancer right now is 1 out of 100,000

if you move there, your chance will double!! :Q

it will be 2 out of 100,000 😉


don't worry so much!

Haha, that quote in your sig is hilarious.

hilarious as in:
you don't believe he said that?
or
the quote is out of context?
or
you agree with the idea?
or
you don't think it will happen?
or
you do think it will happen?
or
what?

Well because he won that award for being a vet in Korea not for his views.

If you look at the facts, California was Mexican originally so factually hes sorta right.

And it was Native American before it was Mexican.

sounds like we all need to pack up and go back "home"!

boy won't my wife be surprised

"honey, we are moving to england. or sweden. or germany. or ireland "

how do i know which country that my ancestors came from i need to return to? 😕
well, i guess it doesn't matter, as long as mexico gets california, arizona and texas back from the US

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: sigs3gv

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: SLCentral
I live in Middlesex county, and I don't have cancer 🙂.

Good to know 🙂 Where do you live

Princeton.

Isn't Princeton Mercer County? Plainsboro is Middlesex.

I've got a Princeton address, but I technically live in Plainsboro. Therefore, I'm in Middlesex.