It comes amid an 'Ozone Action Day' proclaimed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Millions of people in Texas have been told to avoid drive-through lanes amid high levels of ozone air pollution in the state.It comes amid an 'Ozone Action Day' proclaimed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as well as the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria areas for Saturday, August 3.
'Some of these effects have been observed even in healthy individuals, but they can be more severe in people with lung diseases such as asthma,' according to the EPA website. 'These effects may result in increased school absences, medication use, doctor and emergency room visits, and hospital admissions.''Studies in areas with high ozone concentrations also report links to deaths from respiratory causes.
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