Air Pollution by Jake Pierpont https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke Smog en-us 2017-04-26 17:07:48 UTC 2017-04-26 17:28:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Breathing jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168445727 Breathing smoggy air can be hazardous because smog contains ozone which is a pollutant that can harm our health when there are elevated levels in the air we breath.]]> 2017-04-26 17:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168445727 What is ozone? jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168445961 Ozone is an odorless, colorless gas composed of three atoms of oxygen. Ozone occurs both in the Earth's upper atmosphere and at ground level.]]> 2017-04-26 17:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168445961 Ozone jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168446428 Ozone is emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boiler, refineries, chemical plants, and other resources that react chemically in the presence of sunlight.]]> 2017-04-26 17:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168446428 How does ozone affect my health? jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168446773 Ozone can irritate the respiratory system, it can reduce lung function, aggravate asthma, inflame and damage the lining of the lung and scientists suspect that ozone may have other effects on people's health. Children are the most at risk from ozone because children often spend a large part of their summer vacation outdoors, engaged in vigorous activities either in their neighborhood or at summer camp.]]> 2017-04-26 17:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168446773 What can you do to avoid unhealthy exposure to ozone? jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168447506 The best way to protect your health is to find out when ozone levels are elevated in your area and take simple precautions to minimize exposure even when you don't feel obvious symptoms.]]> 2017-04-26 17:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168447506 Other ways to reduce ozone levels jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168448149 Drive less, carpool, make sure your care is well-tuned, take care not to spill gasoline when filling up on gas, and make sure that you tightly seal the lids of chemical products.]]> 2017-04-26 17:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168448149 Source jakepier67 https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168448692 https://www3.epa.gov/airnow/health/smog.pdf]]> 2017-04-26 17:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jakepier67/zf5n14ymrbke/wish/168448692