People inhale ozone together with air. The damage can be not only a high concentration of ozone, but also by too frequent respiratory when each inhalation into the lungs enters the gas portion of the new.
In open spaces approximately the same concentration of ozone.
In smokers ozone concentration may be 20 - 80% of the street level. It depends on the ventilation or domestic sources.
Worst of all is the people who work for a long time physically in the open air with high concentrations of ozone. They often breathe and in a few hours will accumulate a decent dose. Believes that the frequent breathing not only increases the amount absorbed by ozone, but it also penetrates deeper into the respiratory tract.
Safer way would be to sit in a room with air conditioning and a minimal supply of fresh air. On the other hand, in areas with poor ventilation sometimes accumulates harmful volatile organic piece of furniture. It interacts with ozone, and can get anything poopasnee. It is still not well defined as it can be harmful.
Ozone is not readily soluble in water, so it penetrates deep into the respiratory tract.
Some toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide or chlorine can be delayed to some extent in the upper airways due to dissolution in water. it's different with ozone. He does not linger, and can easily penetrate deep into the lungs. There it acts as a source of free radicals.
The main target of ozone - a respiratory tract epithelial cells. The damaged epithelium highlights many inflammatory mediators that attract immune cells. So started the inflammation.
Manifested it all cough, sore throat, discomfort and burning with a deep breath or a feeling of fullness in the chest.
Ozone irritates the nerve receptors, which cause spasm of the bronchi. This is accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing.
If a healthy person has come under such ozone attack, the symptoms last from several hours to two days.
