Health Effects of Ozone

Hospital Admissions are the Tip of the Iceberg
For every 1 hospital admission there is...

Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1994), National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1992 Summary, The New York Electricity Externality Study (1995) Rowe et al.

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About Air Pollution Subcategories

Air Pollution Basics
• What is Ozone?
• Sources of Ozone
• Ozone Formation

Air Quality Facts

Health Effects of Ozone
• St. Louis Population with
Lung Disease
• How Healthy Adults are
Affected by Ozone
• Tips for Exercisers
• Ozone & Hospital
Admissions

Local Air Quality
• St. Louis Monitor Map

Air Quality Index

Air Quality Data