ozone pollution
Ground-level air hazard
Ozone pollution refers to harmful concentrations of ozone in the lower atmosphere, where it forms when sunlight reacts with vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions.
Unlike the protective ozone layer high in the stratosphere, ground-level ozone irritates lungs and damages crops.
Cities issue ozone alerts on hot, sunny days when pollution accumulates: The ozone pollution was so bad they canceled outdoor practice.
- photochemical smogSunlight-activated air pollution
- summer smogHeat-trapped air pollution
- Clean Air ActFederal pollution standards law
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- emission standardsLegal limits on pollutants released
tailpipe emissions · eye irritation · breathing problems · lung damage · wildfires · industrial emissions · chronic bronchitis · forest decline · vehicle exhaust · free radicals · agricultural activities · catalytic converters · power plants · acid rain · air quality index · temperature inversion · greenhouse gases · urban heat islands
- air pollutionsmog, emissions, soot, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide
- Ozoneozonosphere, CFCs, chlorofluorocarbons, stratosphere, UV radiation
- Uinta BasinVernal, Roosevelt, Ballard, Jensen, Naples
ozone pollutionclean air
Uncontaminated breathable gas
fresh air · pure air · unpolluted air · clear skies · breathable air
ozone pollutionair purification
Cleansing breathable atmosphere
pollution control · emissions reduction · smog reduction · environmental restoration
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