State health study ought to spur efforts to reduce air pollution. Scientists finding a correlation between childhood asthma attacks and heavy smog ought to reinforce the urgency of clean air efforts locally and the need to reduce emissions. In the study, state scientists analyzed Medi-Cal hospital records from 1992 through 1994. Ground level ozone is a well known and particularly serious hazard for children because of their underdeveloped respiratory systems. It's also damaging for anyone with a respiratory disease.
Ozone can damage the lungs, cause wheezing, chest pain, dry throat, headache or nausea.
It reduces resistance to infection and increases fatigue. It aggravates respiratory diseases including emphysema, bronchitis and asthma. Government needs to move forward aggressively to reduce emissions and dependence on automobiles and to encourage research in new non-polluting energy sources. The lungs you save could be your children's. Please tell us your thoughts about this topic.