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Ground-level ozone continues to damage health, even at low levels

  • Written by Jamie T. Mullins, Assistant Professor of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
A study finds that higher ozone levels correlate with slower performance times for college endurance athletes.Pavel1964

Ground-level ozone is one of six major pollutants regulated nationally under the Clean Air Act. It is not directly emitted, but instead forms in the atmosphere through reactions between other pollutants from cars, power plants and...

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