[Effect of ozone on physical performance capacity].
Twelve healthy women and twelve healthy men were tested on an exercise bicycle until exhaustion in a climate chamber at ozone levels of 0, 0.06 and 0.12 ppm. Under high ozone, a clear decrease of performance was seen at maximal efforts as well as a shift of the anaerobic threshold to somewhat lower performance values. These changes are probably caused by increasingly difficult breathing due to a reflex bronchial constriction. At high ozone concentrations, further symptoms were recognized: itching in throat and neck region, thirst, fatigue and itching eyes.
Institut für Hygiene und Arbeitsphysiologie, Eidg. Technische Hochschule, Zürich.
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D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010126:Ozone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000187:drug effects*; D010809:Physical Fitness
D000393:Air Pollutants; D010126:Ozone
Die Wirkung von Ozon auf die körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit.