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Health Canada's research on the health effects of smog played a role in the development of Canada-Wide Standards for particulate matter and ground-level ozone. Adopted in June 2000, these standards are an important step in reducing the effects of smog on our health.
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www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/environ/smog_e.html
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/environ/smog_e.html
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Smog, also known as ground-level ozone, poses serious risks to public health and the environment. Learn more about the effects of smog. ... Question: What are the Effects of Smog? ... Smog can cause or aggravate health problems such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory problems as well as eye...
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environment.about.com/od/smogfaq/f/smog_faq_three.htm
environment.about.com/od/smogfaq/f/smog_faq_three.htm
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Answer: Anyone who engages in strenuous outdoor activity—from jogging to manual labor—may suffer smog-related health effects. Physical activity causes people to breathe faster and more deeply, exposing their lungs to more ozone and other pollutants.
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environment.about.com/od/smogfaq/f/smog_faq_two.htm
environment.about.com/od/smogfaq/f/smog_faq_two.htm
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Psychiatry & Mental Health ... This paper discusses the objections made by Hompesch (1989) in this journal against our analysis of the smog episode 1985. We consider these claims and show that the complete data from the analysis of the smog episode are widely consistent internally and with ... Smog [adverse effects]
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2143004
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The Story of Smog - Health Effects ... The particles defined as "fine" in smog are less than 2.5 µm (micrometres) in size (about one-twentieth the width of human hair) and are the most harmful to human health. These particles, referred to as PM2.5, are small enough to remain suspended in the air.
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www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/smog/health.html
www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/smog/health.html
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Introduction; Sources of Smog ; Historical Perspective ; Historic Air Pollution Disasters ; Health Effects Studies ; Children and smog ; Air quality standards and health ; Smog episodes and what they mean ; Informational Telephone number...
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www.aqmd.gov/smog/historical/smog_and_health.htm
www.aqmd.gov/smog/historical/smog_and_health.htm
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Using 1997 data — the best available when the study began — Abt estimated smog-season health effects for Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont, Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties — the Cincinnati smog region — to include 1,170 emergency room visits for asthma and other respiratory problems on high ozone days.
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www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/10/06/loc_smogs_effects_...
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Air Pollution – Effects; Every year, the health of countless people is ruined or endangered by air pollution. ... Smog – Effects; Smog creates many harmful health effects. It can cause anything from minor pain to deadly diseases such as lung cancer.
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library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/env...
library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/environmental_problems_article.html
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Smog F.A.Q.; How smog affects your health; Atlanta's smog problem; Do your share for clean air; How you can reduce smog: In your car | At the office; At home | Around town; About this report; ... How smog affects your health;
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www.ajc.com/weather/content/health/smog/effects.html
www.ajc.com/weather/content/health/smog/effects.html
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