Outdoor Ozone Poisons Indoor Air
Easy Health Options Staff | Jan 24, 2012 | Comments 5
Ozone, a major pollutant of outdoor air that causes smog, may cause serious breathing problems indoors. Research at the Environmental and Occupational Health Institute in New Jersey shows that when ozone in outdoor air enters buildings, it reacts with chemicals in furniture and flooring to produce toxins that may enter the lungs.
Many of the airborne substances that result are of unknown toxicity, but researchers suspect they may cause significant problems. Some resemble diacetyl, a chemical that has caused lung damage in factory workers. Plus, in large concentrations these chemicals can irritate your skin. Some experts now believe buildings in urban areas should have air filters designed to keep ozone out.
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Question: Does Lightning create Ozone?
Yes, lightning produces some ozone but the ozone that results stays high up in the stratosphere. So lightning does not appreciably affect atmospheric levels of ozone close the ground where it can contribute to air pollution. The major sources of chemicals that cause ozone in smog and air pollution inlcude motor vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, gasoline vapors and chemicals solvents used in industrial processes. For more info, see http://www.epa.gov/glo/.
I have two air purifiers from Sharper Image, and I believe they produce ozone…I may be wrong. Are they a danger to me, my dogs and family?
Without information about the particular manufacturer of your air purifiers, we can’t really tell you about their safety. However, several government agencies recommend against using indoor purifiers that generate ozone. For more information about which purifiers are not considered suitable see http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/ozone.htm
Our air is more polluted than before and the cause is by the spraying of Chemtrails, not Contrails, throughout our world. Looking like regular airline planes flying overhead, they have been spraying on a regular basis. Chemtrail clouds lingering over 10 minutes, spreading to form a light cloud. Urban areas receive a heavier spraying in the skies. At first I thought this was crazy but the more research into Chemtrails and its dangerous chemical contents causing health issues, I question the need for our government to silently continue this program.