Ozone Pollution Linked to 4% Increase in Mortality Rates

A new study indicates a common air pollutant can kill. A scientific report in the Journal of American Medical Associaton links death rates in large urban cities to ground level ozone. Shamane Mills reports…

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Ozone Pollution Linked to 4% Increase in Mortality Rates

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