An ozone action alert has been put into effect for metro Denver and the rest of the Front Range this weekend.
The Regional Air Quality Council and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the alert as hot temperatures, clear skies and light-to-moderate winds tend to lead to increased ground-level ozone pollution. It will be in effect until 4 p.m. Sunday.
This pollution, created from emission from everyday things like gas powered vehicles and lawn equipment, can affect healthy people working or exercising outside after prolonged periods, causing breathing difficulties, eye irritation and a weakened resistance to lung infections and colds.
The pollution can be especially harmful to the young and elderly as well as people with pre-existing health conditions, such as asthma.
