Air Pollution Talk » reduce exposure to outdoor air pollution http://airpollutiontalk.com Air Pollution Causes, Effects & Solutions Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:37:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What can I do to reduce exposure to outdoor air pollution? http://airpollutiontalk.com/what-can-i-do-to-reduce-exposure-to-outdoor-air-pollution/ http://airpollutiontalk.com/what-can-i-do-to-reduce-exposure-to-outdoor-air-pollution/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:50:55 +0000 admin http://www.airpollutiontalk.com/?p=77 To find out about the level of outdoor air pollution in your community, you can check the daily Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI is a measure of five pollutants: ozone (OH-zohn), particle pollution, sulfur dioxide (SUHL-fur deye-OKS-eyed), nitrogen oxide (NEYE-troh-jen OKS-eyed), and carbon monoxide (kar-bun moh-NOKS-eyed). Many newspaper, radio, and television weather forecasts also include the AQI. Learn more about the AQI, see color-coded air quality maps, and find your local AQI online at www.airnow.gov.

When the levels of air pollution are high, you can protect yourself and your family by limiting outdoor physical activity. This is because physical activity can cause you to take faster, deeper breaths, inhaling more pollutants into your lungs.

Source: Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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