Exposure of babies to environmental ozone is associated with asthma between the ages of four and six
Exposure to mild ozone air pollution during the first two years of life is linked to the development of asthma and wheezing in children between the ages of four and six, both individually and in combination with nitrogen dioxide and fine particles. This relationship was not found in children under eight or nine years old, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The epidemiological study is based on data from more than 1,000 children in the U.S.