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Mexico City issues pollution alert over high ozone concentration<\/h1>\n
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MEXICO CITY\u00a0(Reuters) – Mexico City’s government ordered traffic restrictions on Tuesday and recommended people stay indoors due to serious air pollution, issuing its second-highest alert warning for ozone levels for the first time in 13 years.<\/p>\n

While conditions persisted, residents were better off inside between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., should refrain from vigorous exercise in the open and curb sporting activities to avoid respiratory problems, the city said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

The government said the alert stemmed from an “extraordinary increase” in ozone concentration due to the presence of a high pressure system and intense solar radiation around greater Mexico City, which is home to more than 20 million people.<\/p>\n

Not since September 2002 had the city issued a “phase one” pollution warning for elevated levels of ozone.<\/p>\n

A phase one alert was last issued for particle pollution on New Year’s Day 2005, a time when air quality was likely affected by heavy use of firecrackers, a city official said.<\/p>\n

Ozone, which is a key ingredient of smog, is a form of oxygen created by the reaction of sunlight with air containing other pollutants such as hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxide.<\/p>\n

It can cause breathing difficulties and worsen heart disease. Children and the elderly are especially at risk.<\/p>\n

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