Low-Level Ozone Exposure Linked to CVD Risk Blood platelet activation occurred at levels considered safe

Exposure to ozone pollution was found to activate blood platelets and raise blood pressure at levels lower than those reported to cause lung function impairment, according to a longitudinal study. The research is the first to show a positive association between low-level ozone exposure and the platelet activation biomarker soluble P-selectin (sCD62P), which is linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk, wrote Drew Day, PhD, of Duke University in Durham, N.C. and colleagues in JAMA Internal Medicine. https://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/EnvironmentalHealth/66687?xid=NL_breakingnews_2017-07-18&eun=g721819d0r