What ground-level ozone means for your health

    We’ve all seen the air quality alerts and action day warnings, but aside from the general advice to go easy on outside time, what do those warnings mean?

    The last few days in the Delaware Valley have been especially smoggy, creating potential health risks for some people. Health & Science reporter Carolyn Beeler spoke with experts to get the details behind the warning and how much harm ground-level ozone can cause.

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