Re: Ozone

Dr Jones ( maitland@icarus.ihug.co.nz )
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 18:39:38 +1300

At 16:06 3/03/98 +1300, you wrote:
>Does anyone know the toxic effects of breathing ozone?
>If you were breathing an atmosphere with about 6 or 7 percent ozone does
>anyone know what negative effects it would have?
>
>
>John Berry
>
I believe that the extra oxygen atom functions as a free radical, combining
with other atoms, thereby disrupting cell activity. Its produced in cities,
amongst other things, by photocopiers.

DrJ