EASY BREATHERS: The smog season has just...
EASY BREATHERS: The smog season has just begun (B1), but Simi Valley has a prohibitive lead in the standings. It has had twice as many smoggy days since 1988 as the rest of the county’s measuring sites combined. Even so, “this is not a bad place for emphysema patients,” said Dr. Gurdip Flora, a pulmonary specialist in Simi Valley. In fact, he said, many of his patients moved to Simi to escape the even smoggier climes of Los Angeles. “It’s much better here.”
Smog Levels
Total days exceeding federal ozone levels, 1988-92: Ventura: 7 Oxnard: 12 Ojai: 32 Piru: 37 Thous. Oaks: 40 Simi Valley: 273 Source: Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
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