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| **lynnlawler2004@yahoo.com** |
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| 08/14/2007 06:27 PM          |
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    EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson

     

    Dear EPA Administrator Johnson,

    I am writing under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-QAR-2005-0172 to urge

    you to strengthen ozone pollution controls and to base the final

    standard on the best available science as required by the Clean

    Air Act. 

    My daughter and I are living proof of the dangers of ozone.

    About 10 years ago, I purchased and "air cleaner" which was

    actually an ozone generator. After following instructions and

    using it for several days, we both noticed difficulty breathing

    and a burning sensation in our lungs, which upon medical

    examination was diagnosed as asthma in both of our cases. Had I

    known then what I now know, I would have sued the company. Your

    agency looked into the matter and declared that ozone was a

    breathing hazard. So, I can't understand why you would now

    institute minimal standards for this airborne toxin, especially

    with the astronomical increase in asthma rates. Air is THE most

    important necessity of life...only 6 minutes w/o brain damage,

    then water and then food...in that order. In order to have a

    healthy life and capable citizens, we need, at the very least,

    fresh, clean air and water. We, the American public, need you

    at the EPA to do the best job you can at safeguarding our

    health. YOURS and ours and our children’s. The whole planet is

    rapidly being poisoned...us along with it…you MUST take swift

    and appropriate measures to counteract the damage already

    done…and make SURE that no further toxicity occurs. To do

    otherwise counteracts your stated purpose and undermines the

    health and welfare of the American people. Please make ozone

    pollution ILLEGAL. 

    The newly proposed draft ozone pollution regulations fall short

    of what EPA scientific experts consider safe. EPA scientists

    have linked ground-level ozone, a dangerous component of smog,

    to asthma and other breathing difficulties, chest pain, lung

    damage, and even premature death. According to the EPA's own

    analysis, tightening the current standard would significantly

    reduce ozone-related deaths. 

    I also urge you to eliminate the "rounding loophole." Please

    ensure that ozone levels are measured to three decimal places

    instead of two. Rounding off pollution levels allows many

    communities to claim they are meeting a safe standard for ozone

    when in fact, they are not.

    I urge you to adopt a final ozone standard consistent with the

    independent scientific analyses conducted by EPA staff

    scientists and science advisors. 

    Sincerely,

    lynn lawler

    1526 16th Ave

    Vero Beach, FL 32960-3629