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Killer Ozone?

Posted by timothy on from the ozone-smells-nice-until dept.

Tufriast writes "This will make you think twice about an H2... The BBC News has reported that the death toll in U.S. cities might have a correlation to the ozone levels in them. The article mentions several major U.S. cities, and notices the upward trend in premature deaths as pollution levels rise. The results can also be found in the Journal of the American Medical Association."

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  1. Re:Its not the H2s by Smidge204 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Most of what is on the "collection grids" is actually burnt ozone

    How do you "burn" oxygen? :)

    A properly designed ionic air filter does not produce any detectable ozone. There ARE some types of air cleaners that are designed specifically for ozone production - ozone is a powerful antiseptic and rids the air of all sorts of airborne bacteria and the like.

    =Smidge=