Ozone is formed by gases called nitrogen oxides NOx and volatile organic compounds VOCs or hydrocarbons emitted from car exhaust , tree, gasoline, solvents, paint NO2 absorbs sunlight and breaks apart to produce oxygen atoms that combine with O2 to form O3. Ozone can be highly irritating the sensitive tissues of our eyes, throats, and lung, which have direct exposure to them. In addition, it can react with hydrocarbons, such as those in automobile exhaust and evaporated gasoline to form secondary pollutants such as aldehydes like those used to preserve animal tissues.
Taken from the EPA brochure see websites below. Scientists have been studying the effects of ozone on human health for many years. Ozone can reduce lung function and make it more difficult for you to breathe as deeply and vigorously as you normally would. Ozone can inflame and damage cells that line your lungs. Within a few days, the damaged cells are replaced and the old cells are shed-much in the way your skin peels after a sunburn.
Ozone can aggravate asthma. When ozone levels are high, more people with asthma are more sensitive to allergens, which are the most common triggers for asthma attacks. Also, asthmatics are more severely affected by the reduced lung function and irritation that ozone causes in the respiratory system.
Ozone may aggravate chronic lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis and reduce the immune system's ability to fight off bacterial infections in the respiratory system. Ozone may cause permanent lung damage. Repeated short-term ozone damage to children's developing lungs may lead to reduced lung function in adulthood. In adults, ozone exposure may accelerate the natural decline in lung function that occurs as part of the normal aging process. I'd recommend that you check out 'ozone' on www.
Hamilton was released on Sept. The album re-entered at its peak of No. The album was released on Nov. When it re-entered at No. Hamilton beats its own record, as it previously held the biggest week, by units, for a cast album since December — when it net 62, units on the July 2, dated chart. Biggest Sales Week for a Cast Recording Since … Hamilton : With 32, copies of the album sold in the latest tracking week, Hamilton tallies the largest sales week for a traditional cast album since Hamilton itself moved 37, copies over the Christmas week of reflected on the Jan.
Hamilton has now done it six times, the original Broadway cast recording of The Book of Mormon did it twice in , the original Broadway cast recording of Rent managed it once with its debut week of 43, in , the original London cast recording of The Phantom of the Opera did it twice once in and once in and then the Highlights edition of the original London cast recording of Phantom did it eight times between and Search term.
Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Following successful negotiations, an initial convoy with Government and UN personnel has reached affected areas in the southern peninsula, cut off by the presence of gangs and persistent road blockages for months, with more convoys planned to deliver various humanitarian relief supplies.
In this complicated context, humanitarian partners are also exploring alternative routes and modes of transportation to reach affected people as fast as possible, including via sea. As the number of people injured continues to rise, the dire health situation in the worst hit areas remains the most pressing concern, as several hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, while those still operating are completely overwhelmed, lacking sufficient personnel and medical supplies to respond to growing health needs.
In the context of the COVID pandemic, the displacement of thousands of people poses additional health risks as physical distancing, screening and treatment of COVID will be a significant challenge in a country where less than 1 per cent have received their first jab of the COVID vaccine, with vaccinations against COVID having only just started with arrival in mid-July of , Moderna doses.
There is risk of another wave of COVID, particularly if the delta variant of concern is introduced.
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