ozone

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The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial shipping chokepoint for Persian Gulf energy exports, other chemicals like ozone, and fertilizer.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA enforces limits on when ethanol-blended fuels can be sold due to concerns about their contributions to ground-level ozone, a primary component of smog.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"Our largest concern is aluminium and aluminium oxides interacting with the ozone layer," Wing says.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The ozone abundance is so small that germicidal ultraviolet radiation from the Sun strikes the Martian surface unimpeded.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan