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Breathing in ground-level ozone can be harmful to your health. How can ozone affect my health? If you have asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema, ozone can make your symptoms worse.
Breathing in medical-grade ozone, even in very low doses, is harmful. Short-term exposure to a small amount of ozone can cause severe and permanent damage to your lungs and respiratory system.
2 days ago · Ozone is good up high, bad nearby. The ozone layer found high in the upper atmosphere shields us from much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. However, ozone air pollution at ground level where we can breathe it causes serious health problems. Ozone aggressively attacks lung tissue by reacting chemically with it.
Apr 9, 2024 · Breathing ground-level ozone can result in a number of health effects that are observed in broad segments of the population. Some of these effects include: Induction of respiratory symptoms. Decrements in lung function. Inflammation of airways. Respiratory symptoms can include: Coughing. Throat irritation.
Consistent evidence exists of small decreases in children’s lung function, even associated with very low levels of short-term ozone exposure. The effects on adult lung function from exposure to low-level, short-term ozone are less clear, although ozone-associated decrements may occur in the elderly.
- Stephanie M. Holm, Stephanie M. Holm, John R. Balmes, John R. Balmes
- 2021
Ozone (O₃) is a colorless to blue gas with a pungent odor. Exposure to ozone may cause headaches, coughing, dry throat, shortness of breath, a heavy feeling in chest, and fluid in the lungs. Higher levels of exposure can lead to more severe symptoms
Dec 1, 2020 · Recent findings suggested that long-term exposure to ozone was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. Longitudinal studies using large cohorts also revealed that long-term exposure to ozone was associated with a greater decline in lung function and the progression of emphysema.
