An international agreement to protect the ozone layer is expected to prevent 443 million cases of skin cancer and 63 million cataract cases for people born in the United States through the end of this ...

Concern over the depletion of the ozone layer started in the 1970s with the suggestion that chlorine from chlorofluorocarbons could reach the stratosphere and cause ozone loss 1. Research activities ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently held hearings on its new proposed ozone standards. The existing standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb) for ground-level ozone, a primary component of ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Ozone therapy is a controversial alternative medicine practice that involves using ozone gas to fight disease. Currently, there is not enough evidence to conclude it is effective or safe for medical ...

The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol entered into force this week, mandating the phase down of super climate pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The amendment has now been ratified ...

Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is considered to be a health risk, causing skin and eye damage, alongside effects on the immune system comment that ultimately compromise health. The primary ...

On Oct. 1, the Environmental Protection Agency revised the national standards for ground-level ozone, one of the primary components of photochemical smog. This was a modest action but one that will ...

Daren Bakst is the director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently held hearings on its new proposed ozone ...