Breezometer
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Our ozone layer serves as a lifesaving UV barrier for planet earth, functioning to absorb most of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. At the same time, ground-level ozone pollution is extremely harmful to human health. Good Ozone’: Our Essential Sun Shield. How is Ozone Created?
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. It has been estimated that globally oil processing is responsible for about 15 percent of all VOCs released into the atmosphere. To make matters worse, NOx contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone and secondary PM2.5,
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Breezometer
MARCH 23, 2022
Unlike some of the other major air pollutants that affect our health, such as ground-level ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter is the only example that isn’t a gas. But what exactly is PM pollution and how does it affect us?
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 21, 2022
Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to the formation of ground-level ozone. It also supports the installation of fueling stations for these vehicles. The projects are collectively anticipated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 600 metric tons per year.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 15, 2024
This, along with many other chemicals, like diesel particulates and ground-level ozone that form soot and smog, and metals like lead in paint and drinking water, are regulated by the EPA to keep us safe. PFAS is shorthand for a class of “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment indefinitely.
Breezometer
AUGUST 16, 2021
Levels of Ground-level Ozone Pollution Can Increase in Summer. As ground-level ozone requires the presence of sunlight to form, high heat and sunny weather can function to increase concentrations of this particular pollutant. , releasing choking black smog across Russia’s North-Eastern region.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Despite clear recommendations from its own science advisors, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over the summer that it will delay its scheduled process to consider strengthening public health standards for ground-level ozone pollution. The stakes over ground-level ozone standard are high.
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