More Ozone Highs

More highs, more signs of trouble.

Today marked a flurry of news coverage of Denver's unhealthy ozone over the weekend. Check out the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post coverage. Associated Press reporter Judi Kohler even noted that National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, a national leader in treating respiratory illnesses, reported increased complaints among their patients because of the smog.

And the bad news is, it's not over for the metro area.

Yesterday saw ozone levels rise again, even higher than Sunday's highs. Eight hour ozone levels peaked at 88 parts per billion at Rocky Flats and rose to 80 parts per billion or higher at Chatfield Reservoir, Fort Collins, Golden, Boulder, and southwest Lakewood. An ozone alert remains in effect today.