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  • Air Quality Advisory has been declared for Loveland, on Friday, Jul 17

    Air Quality Advisory has been declared for Loveland, on Friday, Jul 17

    Active children and adults, people with heart and lung disease, including asthma, and older adults should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. 

    Air Quality Forecast is 105 AQI for Thursday, July 17

    The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for Friday, July 17 for Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana.

    You can help protect those most vulnerable

    • Take the bus, carpool, bike or walk instead of driving
    • Refuel your vehicle after 8 p.m.; do not top off when refueling and tighten the gas cap
    • Avoid idling your vehicle
    • Combine trips or eliminate unnecessary vehicle trips
    • Keep your vehicle maintained with properly inflated tires and timely oil changes
    • Avoid use of gasoline-powered lawn equipment on Air Quality Advisory days
    • Avoid use of oil-based paints and stains on Air Quality Advisory days
    • Never burn leaves or other yard trimmings
    • Always burn clean, seasoned wood in outdoor fire pits, fireplaces and wood stoves
    • Do not use fire pits or fireplaces for non-essential home heating on Air Quality Advisory days
    • Conserve electricity

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  • Dirty air alert issued for Friday through Sunday for the Loveland Area

    Dirty air alert issued for Friday through Sunday for the Loveland Area

    Active children and adults, people with heart and lung disease, including asthma, and older adults should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. 

    Air Quality Forecast for Friday July 3 until Sunday July 5

    The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for Friday, July 3, 2020 through Sunday, July 5, 2020 for Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana.

    You can help protect those most vulnerable

    You can help the situation locally by not using fire pits, lighting campfires, charcoal grills, or setting off fireworks.

    If you conserve electricity by turning out lights and unplugging unused appliances and electronics during the alert it will reduce the demand for coal-burning power plants in our region.

     

    • Take the bus, carpool, bike, or walk instead of drive.
    • Refuel your vehicle after 8 p.m.; do not top off when refueling and tighten the gas cap.
    • Do not idle your vehicle; exhaust contributes considerably to ozone formation.
    • Combine trips or eliminating unnecessary vehicle trips.
    • Keep your vehicle maintained with properly inflated tires and timely oil changes.
    • Avoid use of gasoline-powered lawn equipment on Air Quality Alert days.
    • Avoid use of oil-based paints and stains on Air Quality Alert days.
    • Never burn leaves or other yard trimmings.
    • Suspend use of fire pits, campfires and charcoal grills on Air Quality Alert days.
    • Conserve electricity by turning out lights and unplugging unused appliances and electronics.

     

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  • Air Quality Alert issued for Saturday and Sunday

    Air Quality Alert issued for Saturday and Sunday

    Air Quality Index (AQI)
    105 on Saturday and 110 on Sunday
    Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
    Health Message: Active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
    Actionday icon ACTION DAY

     

    Loveland, Ohio – The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency (Agency) has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4th, for Loveland, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana. The Agency expects to see levels of ozone in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” range on the Air Quality Index (AQI).

    On Air Quality Advisory days, everyone can help reduce ozone formation by taking the following actions:

    • Take the bus, carpool, bike, or walk instead of drive.
    • Refuel your vehicle after 8 p.m.; do not top off when refueling and tighten the gas cap.
    • Do not idle your vehicle; exhaust contributes considerably to ozone formation.
    • Combine trips or eliminating unnecessary vehicle trips.
    • Keep your vehicle maintained with properly inflated tires and timely oil changes.
    • Avoid use of gasoline-powered lawn equipment on Air Quality Advisory days.
    • Avoid use of oil-based paints and stains on Air Quality Advisory days.
    • Never burn leaves or other yard trimmings.
    • Suspend use of fire pits, campfires and charcoal grills on Air Quality Advisory days.
    • Conserve electricity by turning out lights and unplugging unused appliances and electronics.

    To learn more, visit:

    Website              SouthwestOhioAir.org
    Facebook            facebook.com/SouthwestOhioAir

    Twitter                twitter.com/swohioair

    Enviroflash       enviroflash.info/signup.cfm