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Health, lives lost in the ozone
Toledo Blade Anthya McClurkin, a teacher from Columbus, is the mother of Mackenzie, a 3-year-old with asthma. She hoped the new standard would enable her daughter to play outside without her having to worry about an asthma attack. She has watched some of her … TRAIN Wreck Bill Passes in the House |
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Ozone and your lungs
News & Observer You see, they each suffer from asthma. And they are not alone, as asthma affects about 20 million Americans, 1 out of every 15. Scientists have found that people with asthma suffer greater lung damage when exposed to ozone air pollution, though we all … |
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Ozone alert issued today
Evansville Courier & Press Higher levels of ozone can cause lung and throat irritation, shortness of breath, increase the frequency of asthma attacks and aggravate respiratory diseases. Residents are urged to conserve energy, limit driving, avoid vehicle idling, waiting until 6 … |
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Oklahoma's ozone levels spike as heat wave continues
NewsOK.com High ozone levels can be a problem for those with asthma or other respiratory issues, and if levels are too high too often, the state can get in trouble with the federal government. Penalties could include changes that would require service stations to … |
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Ozone warnings can help people with asthma
Eastbourne Today ASTHMA sufferers and people with breathing problems living in Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford can now receive early warnings about high ozone levels. They are being urged to sign up for air alerts from the Sussex Air Quality Partnership. … Valley bad-air alerts coming to Facebook, Twitter |
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Ground Level Ozone Alert Issued For Colo.'s Front Range
Huffington Post The RAQC states that ozone can trigger attacks and symptoms in the young and elderly, in individuals with pre-existing conditions, like asthma or other respiratory diseases. Ground-level ozone is formed when emissions from everyday items — such as … Ozone alert issued for Colorado's Front Range |
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Ozone alert prompts officials to warn against outdoor activity.
Denver Post Ground-level ozone is expected to reach the "moderate" to "unhealthy" levels. "Active children and adults and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion between 1 pm and 11 pm," the health department stated … Ozone alert issued for Colorado's Front Range |
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EPA Seeks To Tighten Ozone Standards
Minnesota Public Radio Thurston says lots of scientific studies, including his own, show that ozone triggers attacks in children with asthma. "Basically the airways start to close up, and they feel like they're breathing through a tiny straw," he says. … Smog alert issued for southern New England Letter: Standards for air pollution are out of date EPA warns of unhealthy air quality in NH, ME |
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Toughen ozone standards
The Register-Guard … to tighten the national standard for ozone, the primary ingredient in smog and a pollutant that sends tens of thousands of Americans, many of them children and senior citizens, to emergency rooms each year for asthma and other bronchial conditions. … Smog alert issued for southern New England EPA warns of unhealthy air quality in NH, ME Editorial: Ozone change could cost us |
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Ground-level ozone causing problems
WCSH-TV It can also aggravate heat and lung conditions like asthma or congestive heart disease. But in a state with a small population that generates a small amount of air pollution, why is ozone a problem? NEWS CENTER meterologist Keith Carson explains. |
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