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Report confirms ozone pollution can kill [1]

Even breathing in a little ozone at levels found in many areas is likely to kill some people prematurely, the National Research Council reported on Tuesday. The report recommends that the Environmental Protection Agency consider ozone-related mortality in any future ozone standards, and said local health authorities should keep this in mind when advising people to stay indoors on polluted days.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2008
Environment News Network (US) [2]
Tags:
Pollution [3], Ozone [4], Health [5]
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