Do you know about the harm of ozone to human body?

When ozone is not destroyed, it has many benefits. It is a protective umbrella for the earth and a good friend of mankind. Now, affected by some adverse factors, the ozone layer has been severely damaged, causing inevitable harm to people, such as irritating the respiratory tract, causing nerve poisoning, causing skin wrinkles and dark spots.

1. When the ozone concentration in the low-altitude atmosphere reaches (0.1~0.5) x 10-6, it will irritate the respiratory tract, causing sore throat, chest tightness, cough, asthma attacks, and can irritate the trachea and cause bronchitis. When the ozone concentration is higher, it may cause sternum pain, reduced lung permeability, emphysema, and pulmonary edema, worsening respiratory diseases.

2. Cause neurotoxicity, leading to dizziness, headache, decreased vision, memory loss and other diseases. Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of ozone can also damage the central nervous system and cause thinking disorders.

3. Destroy the human immune function and reduce the ability to resist disease. Ozone may also induce lymphocyte chromosomal aberrations, damage enzyme activity, affect thyroid function and cause early calcification of bones. Long-term excessive inhalation of ozone will affect the metabolism of cells in the body, reduce the lung's resistance to bacteria, and accelerate human aging.

4. Ozone can also destroy vitamin E in human skin, causing wrinkles, dark spots and other skin diseases.

What is even more unexpected is that in recent years, research by American scientists has also pointed out that ozone can affect the quantity and quality of men's semen, thereby affecting their fertility. Other studies have pointed out that long-term excessive inhalation of ozone by pregnant women may cause fetal deformities.

What is more noteworthy is that it is not only industrial waste gas that brings high concentrations of ozone to the ground, but some equipment in life, especially some equipment in the office, also adds unnecessary ozone to our living space. The printers and copiers we use frequently mostly work on the principle of electrostatics and may also produce ozone and some organic waste gases. Long-term exposure may cause cardiovascular diseases and even cancer.

Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent. Except for gold and platinum, ozone-oxidized air is corrosive to almost all metals. Aluminum, zinc and lead will be strongly oxidized when in contact with ozone. Ozone also has a strong corrosive effect on non-metallic materials.

When the ozone concentration in the air reaches (0.05~0.15) x 10-6, it will have different harmful effects on many plants. Tobacco, spinach, oats and other plants are sensitive to ozone and will be damaged after being exposed to such air for 0.5 to 8 hours. Potatoes, barley, beans, onions, wheat, tomatoes, etc. are also very sensitive to ozone. Even without showing symptoms, plant growth may be significantly stunted. Ozone can also destroy the ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide, exacerbating the greenhouse effect. High concentrations of ozone can also reduce plant growth and lead to decreased crop yields.