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Air Quality Safety Rules
Visit this web site for detailed Wisconsin DNR information:

http://maps.dnr.state.wi.us/imf/dnrimf.jsp?site=wisards

The DNR web site listed above has information on air quality issues as well as some safety tips. Below is a small segment of what can be found on the DNR web site:

Sensitive groups for particle pollution include the elderly, children and anyone with a heart or lung condition. Emphasis is on taking it easy, reducing strenuous activity, being aware that particle pollution can aggravate cardiac and lung conditions.

When an air quality advisory is issued, people in sensitive groups are advised to reschedule or cut back on strenuous activities. People with lung diseases such as asthma and bronchitis and heart disease should pay attention to cardiac symptoms like chest pain and shortness of breath or respiratory symptoms like coughing, wheezing and discomfort when taking a breath, and consult with their physician if they have concerns or are experiencing symptoms.

Many of the actions that reduce emissions leading to ozone formation also reduce emissions leading to fine particle pollution---particularly actions that reduce combustion emissions.

  • Reduce driving when possible and don't leave your vehicle's engine idling.
  • Postpone activities that use small gasoline and diesel engines.
  • Minimize the use of wood-burning fireplaces, stoves, boilers and outdoor fires, including illegal open burning in burn barrels.
To learn more about the use of an Air Quality Index, and additional safety tips, go the following web site:

http://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/index.cfm?action=aqibroch.index

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