Ozone Action Alert Day Declared For Thursday In Southwest Indiana
Precautions include limiting physical exertion outdoors.
Posted: Jun 16, 2021 12:13 PM
Posted By: Blaine Fentress
Outdoor activity Thursday will need to be watched.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) had declared Thursday, June 17th as a Ozone Air Quality Action Day in southwestern Indiana.
IDEM asks kids, older adults, and those with respiratory diseases to limit physical exertion outdoors.
According to IDEM, AQAD days include ground level ozone pollution building up to unhealthy levels in the outdoor air.
Tips that IDEM have to fight high levels of pollution in air include:
-Carpool, walk, bike, or use public transportation
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