The TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) anticipates some high ozone days this week. Ground level ozone days are highest during the summer months. It can impact our health causing acute respiratory health effects if people breath a lot of it within a short period of time. Effects can range from decreased lung function, pain with deep breath, to aggravated asthma.
Here are some tips to help limit ozone formation:
🔘Limit your driving (which has been easier as of late due to work-from-home requirements)
🔘Fill up your car with gas early in the morning or late in the afternoon or evening
🔘Keep your vehicle maintained (especially tire pressure!)
🔘Maintain your yard equipment (change the oil and replace air filters regularly)
🔘Consider using yard tools that don’t have motors
🔘Use paint and cleaning products with fewer volatile organic compounds
You can also stay up to date with ozone action day notifications by signing up for e-mail and Texas alerts about air quality forecast at https://public.govdelivery.com/accoun…/TXTCEQ/subscriber/new
