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Chemicals from deodorant, sun block, other fragrant products amount to major air pollution, says NOAA study

Personal care products can generate half or more of the volatile organic compounds -- a primary ingredient in forming ground-level ozone -- in an urban area.

Nelly Korda, of the United States, applies sunscreen during a practice round prior to the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan, (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Nelly Korda, of the United States, applies sunscreen during a practice round prior to the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan, (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Read moreAndy Wong / AP