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Hunting Ozone in Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City News
Scientists are deploying a cutting-edge research plane over Salt Lake City to track the hidden villains behind harmful ground-level ozone — a dangerous pollutant that worsens asthma and damages plants. Powered by a collaboration between NASA, Utah’s air quality division, and universities, the plane flies twice daily, armed with ultra-sensitive instruments to measure volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides — the key ingredients in ozone formation. This marks the plane’s first mission, owned by the University of Wyoming and designed for flexible, multi-project science. Researchers are…
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