{"id":62638,"date":"2024-04-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/?guid=a1602ad3b6983829d3b4568465c5414e"},"modified":"2024-04-19T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:00:00","slug":"years-first-ozone-alert-issued-for-seoul-incheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/years-first-ozone-alert-issued-for-seoul-incheon\/","title":{"rendered":"Year’s first ozone alert issued for Seoul, Incheon"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n The first ozone alert of the year was issued in most parts of Seoul and Incheon on Friday, municipal authorities said.<\/p>\n
The alert was issued between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. for western and southeastern Seoul and southeastern Incheon, as ozone concentration levels there exceeded the threshold of 0.120 parts per million, or ppm, they said.<\/p>\n
Ozone is a secondary pollutant produced by photochemical reactions among solar energy and volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
High concentrations of ozone can cause inflammation of respiratory organs and eyes. In severe cases, it can even lead to breathing problems.<\/p>\n
The authorities advised patients with respiratory diseases, the elderly and children to refrain from going outside.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first ozone alert of the year was issued in most parts of Seoul and Incheon on Friday, municipal authorities said.<\/p>\n
The alert was issued between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. for western and southeastern Seoul and southeastern Incheon, as ozone concentration…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n