Breathing ozone can result in several negative health effects, some of which are respiratory: pain in the chest when taking a deep breath, chest tightness or shortness of breath, coughing and ...

Ozone pollution has been known to worsen lung diseases such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. But a new study finds it also may impact mental health. Adolescents living in areas with ...

Ozone forms both in the Earth's upper atmosphere and at the surface. Where ozone forms determines whether it is helpful or harmful to your well-being. Skip Navigation ...

—Paul Kouba, La Grange Dear Paul, Ozone (chemically O3, a form of oxygen), is an invisible pollutant whose concentration increases sometimes to dangerous levels on […] Skip to content All Sections ...

The costs of reducing ozone might be worth bearing if ozone were exacting a large toll on people’s health. But even as environmental activists have become more strident in asserting health alarms, ...

Lara Schwarz and colleagues analyzed spatial variation in the additive effects of extreme heat events and ozone on 817,354 respiratory hospitalizations in California from 2004 to 2013 in the May ...

Ozone pollution connected to cardiovascular health Increased platelets, elevated blood pressure suggest effects on cardiovascular health Date: July 17, 2017 ...

But these alarming claims stand in stark contrast to EPA’s own estimates of the actual health effects of ozone. In the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, EPA scientists predicted that going ...

Some believe that there is a connection among climate change, ozone in outdoor air, and health effects, including asthma. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report in 2020 ...

Exposure to low ambient air ozone levels may produce adverse health effects in children with asthma, according to research that was intended to be presented at the 2020 Annual Meeting for the ...

Regardless of where ozone's ingredients come from, the resulting recipe can cause short- and long-term health effects. Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist Jessica Carr said ozone can ...

It’s a harmless-looking pale blue gas, a relative of the oxygen molecule that sustains life. In the upper atmosphere, a layer of it protects us from the sun’s harmful rays. But ozone molecules ...