REPORT: SMOG AND HEALTH
07.17.08 - Leído 34 veces. Enviar esta notaRebecca Williams
A new report says smog can contribute to premature death. Ozone is a main ingredient in smog - it comes from cars and smokestacks and other sources
INTERNATIONAL, July 17, 2008.- The National Academies of Science report says ozone can send people to the hospital, and even lead to earlier death. That’s because ozone can damage your lungs and make it harder to breathe. It can be especially bad for kids, older people, and people with lung diseases.
Dan Greenbaum is the president of the Health Effects Institute. He worked on the report.
“It just reinforces the risks of exposure to ozone are there, they’re significant and people really should be paying attention to alerts when there are high ozone days.”
Ozone alerts mean even healthy people should avoid working or exercising outdoors during the day.
The EPA recently tightened the ozone standards. But the agency’s scientific advisory committee said the standards should be tightened even more.
(Environment Report)
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