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“Houston is subject to fre
quent brief periods of air stag
nation and recirculation due to
the effect of the sea breeze
cycle,” Nielsen-Gammon said.
“These periods allow emitted
pollution to build up in a sin
gle, concentrated location in
the atmosphere.”
During the day. the ozone
level in Houston soars above
the NAAQS and poses a seri
ous threat to the health of peo
ple who live there. The govern
ment standard for ozone con
centration in an area is 120 pats
per billion (PPB) air, and on
hot summer afternoons, the
ozone concentration in
Houston can escalate to 200
PPB or 300 PPB. Zhang said.
Ozone is a poisonous gas, and
is dangerous for humans and
animals to breathe.
"There are around five mil
lion people in the greater
Houston area.” Zhang said.
“And many of these people
could (develop) health prob
lems associated with breathing
bad air, such as emphysema
and asthma.”
At night, the ozone level
falls drastically, almost to zero.
This occurs because the indus
trial plants continuously emit
nitric oxide throughout the
night, which removes the
ozone in the air and results in a
“hole” of surface ozone over
Houston, Zhang said.
Zhang said these results
suggest that a decrease in
emissions that lead to the for
mation of ozone is necessary
to control the dangerous ozone
levels in Houston.
“Houston has some of the
worst ozone levels in the coun
try, due to its large population
and surrounding industries,”
Zhang said. ‘‘(Houston contains)
nearly 50 percent of the nation's
petroleum refining capability.”
Zhang said regular control
of the emissions from these
refineries and plants would
help the ozone levels stay
lower and would improve the
quality of the air in Houston.
“Reduction needs to be
made for emissions from
industry, such as power plants,
refineries, and petrochemical
plants,” Zhang said.
“Alternative energy sources
and a more efficient means of
transportation are also needed.”
Nielsen-Gammon agrees
that the high ozone levels in
Houston arc a substantial con
cern and that there needs to be
more control of emissions that
lead to the formation of ozone
to make the air safer for peo
ple to breathe.
“The problem is so severe
that reductions in pollution
will have to come from all
segments of society,” Nielsen-
Gammon said. “For example,
speed limits are already low in
the Houston area (and) indus
try will be responsible for cut
ting a larger fraction of their
emissions than will most
other pollution sources.”
Nick Shaver, a sophomore
aerospace engineering major,
lives in downtown Houston and
is concerned about the high
ozone levels in the area.
“1 think the government
has a responsibility to try to
control the harmful emissions
in order to make a safer envi
ronment.” Shaver said. "As I
see it, the problem can only
get worse, and I don't want
future generations to have
health problems because
power plants would rather be
cost efficient than environ
mentally safe ”
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