Ozone?

[aoxamaxoa]

We always hear about alerts. But we hardly ever hear about what happened after the fact. Why? Hiding the facts? Do you believe your government?

http://www.1170kfaq.com/artman/publish/article_9009.shtml


It remains a mystery why the area refineries have been allowed to loosen pollution controls to our detriment. Hear me mista Inhofe and Mista Sullivan....

[Teatownclown]

The air has been the worst I ever recall....those people running our EPA need a ton of bricks.

Seriously, I think our population is oblivious for the most part.

[Weatherdemon]

Our air pollution issues are more due to weather phenomenom.
We generate the same amount of crap for 9 months of the the year but the wind and local climate features disperse it most of the time.

No clue what your talking about with no knowing what happened with the ozone the day of an alert. It's on the news and the web everyday with their website nicely providing history on alerts and violations dating back a few years at least.


Any one ever notice the nice yellow brown cloue floating the Talala power plant during those cold clear winter days?
Want to see a smog 'dome'? Head to the mountains north of Vancouer, BC and look down at the city.
YIKES!

Do we need to do something about Tulsa's air? Hell yes we do.
Who'se switching to a hydrid, CNG, or electric car/mower/trimmer? Who rides the bus on ozone days?
Who waits to mow? Who splits up their mowing over a couple of days when you're in the middle of a run of ozone alerts and just have to mow your yard?

[Teatownclown]

Dare

btw, you left out the best option: move far away (see Conan)

and let's not hide the fact that the water's been dusched as well.

How can you expect to attract any business other than other polluters when your air and water are poisonous?

There's very little hope for expanding our economic base under these predicaments. It's bad enough our educational system lags.

[Weatherdemon]

Dare

btw, you left out the best option: move far away (see Conan)

and let's not hide the fact that the water's been dusched as well.

How can you expect to attract any business other than other polluters when your air and water are poisonous?

There's very little hope for expanding our economic base under these predicaments. It's bad enough our educational system lags.

YEEEESSSSSS!!!!
FEED ME THE POISONS OF THIS EARTH SO I MAY CONQUER AND DESTROY WITH THE SNEAKINESS SNEAKER GOVERNMENT SNEAKIES THAT SNEAK AROUND AND SNEAKILY DO SNEAKY THINGS TO POISON OUR WATER AND AIR SO ALL THE MINDLESS MINIONS WILL NO LONGER BE AND ALL US TRIPLED FILTERED WELL WATER DRINKING MASK WEARING BUBBLE LIVING GODS CAN HAVE THIS WHOLE BIG EMPTY TOWN TO OURSELVES!!



Yea, makes a lot of sense... right ;o)
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[heironymouspasparagus]

YEEEESSSSSS!!!!
FEED ME THE POISONS OF THIS EARTH SO I MAY CONQUER AND DESTROY WITH THE SNEAKINESS SNEAKER GOVERNMENT SNEAKIES THAT SNEAK AROUND AND SNEAKILY DO SNEAKY THINGS TO POISON OUR WATER AND AIR SO ALL THE MINDLESS MINIONS WILL NO LONGER BE AND ALL US TRIPLED FILTERED WELL WATER DRINKING MASK WEARING BUBBLE LIVING GODS CAN HAVE THIS WHOLE BIG EMPTY TOWN TO OURSELVES!!



Yea, makes a lot of sense... right ;o)
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Whoooaaaaaa, Dude...ya don't gotta shout...we can hear ya!

[Red Arrow]

Whoooaaaaaa, Dude...ya don't gotta shout...we can hear ya!

What'd he say?  Speak up.

[heironymouspasparagus]

What'd he say?  Speak up.

Sometimes ya just gotta scream.....


Did you know the people in the plane crash Friday at Jones??  Sounds like they were ok...?

[Red Arrow]

Did you know the people in the plane crash Friday at Jones??  Sounds like they were ok...?

I didn't hear from anyone I know.  I might know the names if I heard them.  It looks mostly like a nose gear collapse,  expensive but not likely to hurt anyone.

[Weatherdemon]

Whoooaaaaaa, Dude...ya don't gotta shout...we can hear ya!

Sorry, it was meant to be a humous shout 

[Teatownclown]

HEALTH INDUSTRY Updated February 6, 2013, 8:51 p.m. ET
Ozone, Pregnancy Ills Linked

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324906004578288172662736626.html

By SHIRLEY S. WANG

One in 20 cases of a potentially dangerous condition during pregnancy called pre-eclampsia could be linked to ozone formed from air pollutants, according to a new study.

The finding, published online Wednesday in the British Medical Journal Open, adds to growing evidence suggesting that pollution is tied to premature birth and other health risks for pregnant women and babies.

The report was based on medical records of nearly 121,000 Swedish women who were exposed during their first trimester of pregnancy to greater amounts of ozone due to the weather or time of year—ozone often is formed on warm, sunny days from vehicle traffic and other pollution. They had a statistically significant increased risk of premature birth and pre-eclampsia, a condition characterized by an increase in blood pressure that can lead to seizure, stroke and death of the mother or baby.

There was a 4% increase in risk for both conditions for every 10-microgram rise in ozone per cubic meter of air, according to the study. The overall risk of having one of these conditions was small, however, with just 4.4% of the women giving birth before 37 weeks and 2.7% experiencing pre-eclampsia.

The study didn't find that a more-direct measure of vehicle exhaust—nitrogen oxide—was linked to either condition. That gas tends to be more constant throughout the year, and ozone is composed of more than just traffic pollution, said David Olsson, an author on the study and a doctoral student in occupational and environmental medicine at Umea University.

The study used government data on pollution levels in the environment and was funded by the Swedish government.

The link between environment and health is tricky to study because there are many variables that could influence the relationship. The researchers tried to account for this by statistically factoring out other things that could be linked to premature birth or pre-eclampsia, such as maternal age, asthma and body weight, and seasonal differences in air pollutants.

Pregnant women could minimize their ozone exposure by avoiding heavily trafficked areas on hot and dry days, but probably wouldn't want to spend excessive time indoors during pregnancy either, in part because it could inhibit health benefits from being outside, Mr. Olsson said.

A public-health solution may need to involve broader environmental changes. "We should do what we can to lessen the burden of traffic pollution," said Mr. Olsson.

I bet you don't hear anything from the right to lifers about this....more proof they use the issue as a war against women than a real concern.

[Conan71]

I bet you don't hear anything from the right to lifers about this....more proof they use the issue as a war against women than a real concern.

Uh, not sure how a Swedish study on ozone and pregnancy has squat to do with right-to-lifers.

Spending too much time in the bozone layer, Bozo?

[Teatownclown]

Uh, not sure how a Swedish study on ozone and pregnancy has squat to do with right-to-lifers.

Spending too much time in the bozone layer, Bozo?

You mean you have no concern for the future of Tulsa? Whadda bout the ozone affect on all our fetus childs?

[Conan71]

You mean you have no concern for the future of Tulsa? Whadda bout the ozone affect on all our fetus childs?

Air quality in general is an important issue. 

Not sure why you feel the need to make it into a political issue regarding those who consider themselves to be pro-life.  But it's your thread so create all the divisiveness you want.

[Teatownclown]

Air quality in general is an important issue. 

Not sure why you feel the need to make it into a political issue regarding those who consider themselves to be pro-life.  But it's your thread so create all the divisiveness you want.

Hey. I didn't create the divisiveness. And the quality of life in Teatown will continue to devolve with so many righties who place the culture war ahead of the environment. just FYI Conan. Don't be so apathetic. I thought the linkage was in the WSJ not just pulled out of wasted thin air.