Long Term Ozone Danger - Too Much Exposure Can Kill You
A study that might see people paying a greater amount of attention to the quality of the air breathed in has recently been released in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’.
It proved that long-term exposure to ground level ozone gases substantially raises the risk of death from breathing complications. The risk is more than 30% larger in the cities with the highest levels of ozone gases in comparison to those locations where concentrations were lowest.
450′000 people were followed in 96 metropolitan regions for a duration of 18 years. During the 18-year period, Riverside California had the highest concentrations, whilst, at the other end of the scale, the San Francisco had the lowest.
Most often, urban centers towards the north-east of the country had lesser concentrations than western states such as California - Los Angeles had a 43% greater risk, while New York came in at 25% and Washington D.C. at 27%.
What the experts {recommend you to do~A good way} to lower the risk is to exercise or do physically demanding work in the morning, or later on in the day in order to avoid the hottest, sunniest hours, particularly should you be living in one of the warmer climates. Keeping your windows unopened when ozone gases are at their highest level is also a good idea.
In general, educate yourself about your environment. Seriously consider limiting your exposure to something that researchers are increasingly finding to be dangerous. This research on itself isn’t conclusive, yet it does give a pretty clear indication of the danger that is all around us.
If you, or your family or friends, be suffering from respiratory problems, you should keep an eye on the ozone levels in the town or city in which you or they live. Even though it might seem drastic to relocate to somewhere else, it could literally result in prolonging their or your life.
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