Ozone (O3) is a gas which, in the atmosphere protects us from UV radiation and is beneficial to have high quantities of. However, at ground level, ozone is a pollutant. Ground-level ozone (Tropospheric ozone) is not emitted directly into the air but is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Tropospheric ozone is emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries, chemical plants, and other sources chemically react in the presence of sunlight. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that “ozone is…
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