EU environment watchdog highlights ozone risks

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Report warns ground-level ozone remains a major threat to crop yields and human health

A report from Europe's environmental watchdog may lead to new regulation aimed at curbing rising levels of ground-level ozone before it ends up damaging crop yields and human health. Although the study...

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