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August 3, 2007

Ozone alert today; RIPTA is free

The air is bad and the buses are free.

The Department of Health, which declared today's ozone alert, warns that unhealthy levels of ozone can cause throat irritation, coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and aggravation of asthma and other respiratory ailments.

These symptoms are worsened by exercise and heavy activity.

Children, the elderly and people who have underlying lung diseases, such as asthma, are at particular risk of suffering from these effects.

As ozone levels increase, the number of people affected and the severity of the health effects also increase.

Posted by Peter Phipps  at 6:55 AM | Permalink

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