Why are People Concerned with Ozone?
| Ozone pollution near the ground is the most wide-spread air quality problem in the United States. The public in nearly 100 major cities is periodically exposed to harmful concentrations of ozone.
The biggest concern with high ozone concentrations is the damage it causes to human health and vegetation.
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High concentrations of ozone can cause:
- shortness of breath
- coughing or wheezing
- headaches
- nausea
- throat and lung irritation
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