Friday Is An Ozone Alert Day

The Department of Environmental Quality has declared an Ozone Alert for Friday, August 1, in the Tulsa Metropolitan Area.

Persons with lung or heart disease should be aware that increased pollution may cause them to experience adverse health effects. Ozone affects people differently, learn your limits.

Symptoms include chest pain, coughing, sneezing, nausea, headache and pulmonary congestion.

Active children, adults and especially people with respiratory disease such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Take Action on Ozone Alert! Days:

• Leave your car at home. Walk, bike, carpool, ride the bus or telecommute.
• Arrive and leave work a little earlier or later than usual to decrease rush-hour traffic.
• Bring your lunch to work. "Brown bag it" or walk to lunch.
• Avoid idling your vehicle. Walk in rather than drive thru.
• Postpone refueling. Wait until evening or not at all.
• Postpone mowing and using other gas-powered lawn tools.
• Postpone errands. Do them another day.

Courtesy: INCOG