Taking Care of Yourself on Bad Air Quality Days - High Ozone Levels

Exposure to elevated ozone levels can cause breathing problems, aggravate asthma and other pre-existing lung diseases, and make people more susceptible to respiratory infection.  When ozone levels are elevated, people should refrain from strenuous outdoor activity, especially sensitive populations such as children and adults with respiratory problems.


When ozone is forecast to be unhealthy, EPA asks the public to take action. The public can help reduce ozone by:

Using public transportation, car pooling and/or combining trips;
Avoiding the use of small gasoline powered engines, such as

• lawn mowers
• tractors
• chain saws
• power washers
• air compressors
• weed whackers

Lastly, you can help by not topping off the gas tank to your car.  This causes gasoline to spill, you breath in these hazardous fumes, it disrupts the nation's vapor recovery system and your car's tank no longer has room for the gas to expand.


Posted by: Virginia Robertson


For more information visit: EPA website