TOP 10 – The most dangerous environmental zones in Europe - German zones with the highest ozone levels
Berlin, 04.09.2019. The Green-Zones portal has determined in which European environmental zones the highest values were reached in the summer of 2019 with the potentially carcinogenic toxic gas ozone.The ozone which is increasingly produced in the summer months and is formed near the earth by the reaction of nitrogen oxides, oxygen and high UV radiation, is a high risk for our health due to its corrosive effect if we spend too much time outdoors. At an ozone level of about 200 µg/m³, symptoms such as tear irritation, mucous membrane irritation in the throat and bronchi, headaches, increased