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Volume 360:2786-2789 June 25, 2009 Number 26
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Ozone Exposure and Mortality

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by Jerrett, M.
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To the Editor: Jerrett et al. (March 12 issue)1 report a significant increase in death from respiratory causes in association with an increase in ozone concentration. Local and regional anthropogenic pollutants are the primary sources of air pollution associated with tropospheric ozone in industrialized cities. However, there is growing concern regarding the export and long-distance transport of pollution from industrialized centers to remote and pristine environments. Increasing levels of pollution in Southeast Asia have the potential for a dramatic impact on the health outcomes in populations who reside and work in remote regions such as the Himalayas.2,3 Surface measurements in . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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