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Five counties with high level of ozone

31/08/2013

Several districts of mainland Portugal are with a high concentration of ozone can cause health problems.

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The counties of Albergaria-a-Velha, Estarreja Murtosa, Ovar, and some parishes of Aveiro are exposed to a high concentration of ozone which can be harmful to saúde.Segundo the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development Center (CCDRC ), in the season of Teixugueira, county Estarreja, was the area where there was a higher concentration of ozone per cubic meter of ar.A CCDRC points out that the municipalities affected are those of Albergaria-a-Velha, Estarreja Murtosa and Ovar. In the municipality of Aveiro Parishes in Cacia, Eirol, Axis, Nose, Oliveirinha, Requeixo, San Jacinto, Vera Cruz and Our Lady of Fatima, also part of the list of lands with a high level of ozono.O agency warns that values ??recorded “can cause damage to human health”, especially in children, the elderly, asthmatics and allergic individuals with other respiratory or cardíacas.A CCDRC recommends that intense physical activity outdoors in these areas is minimized, which the act o f smoking and use of products with irritating solvents are avoided.