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Re: ozone (Merck Index)



This was taken from the Merck Index.

Ozone, Triatomic oxygen. 03, mol wt 48.00. Liquid ozone is a dark blue
liquid -180 degrees. Pleasant , characteristic odor in concns of less than 2
ppm. Irritating and injurious in high concns. Powerful oxidizing agent. Half
life of 2 minuttes.  Caution, concns may cause severe irritation of
respiratory tract, eyes. 

Gary Weaver


At 08:11 PM 9/17/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Original Poster: Michael Veach <veachm-at-sunyit.edu> 
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>Yes, I am curious as to why Ozone causes headaches and other things in
>humans. Why is that?
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>Mike Veach
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