India, Nov. 4 -- People of Delhi-NCR have become accustomed to deteriorating air quality and prone to various respiratory and heart diseases over the last 10 years. While there are ways to curb the severe effects of pollution on your body like staying indoors, using air purifiers, limiting exercises in the open and wearing pollution masks, people are hardly aware of the benefits that come with it, especially the last. Wearing anti-pollution masks might bring a little bit of reassurance but how does it decrease exposure and protect you? And what quality should one look for in a mask?

As per experts, a three-layered surgical mask or an N95 mask is usually suggested to patients with breathing issues. The label stands for the mask ability to...