We didn’t do enough: Dirty air alert lags into Sunday

Active children and adults, and people with respiratory diseases, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.

The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency (Agency) has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Sunday, June 26, for Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio and Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky.

Precautions to take during an Air Quality Advisory

On Air Quality Advisory days, you can help reduce air pollution by taking the following actions:

• 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
• Do not idle 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
• Avoid using fire pits or fireplaces for non-essential home heating on Air Quality Advisory days
• Conserve electricity

We all have a role to play in our region’s air quality. Governments, organizations and businesses are being asked to reduce emissions and conserve energy during an Air Quality Advisory.

1. Put an air quality business plan in place. This puts our individual actions together to make an impact on a larger scale. Organizations are encouraged to have a written plan in place stating actions they will take on an Air Quality Advisory day. Download a sample air quality business plan.
2. Share air quality information with your residents/employees/customers.

Download the Air Quality Advisory Communication Toolkit.