LOVELAND, OHIO - The air quality in the Loveland area is predicted to be "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" on Sunday.
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
Off-road engines such as construction equipment and lawn and garden equipment should not be used on Sunday until after 8 PM. Combining trips
or eliminating unnecessary vehicle trips, and refueling your
vehicle after sunset, will keep pollution levels down. Avoid the
use of oil-based paints and stains.
Any energy reduction from electrical products in the home will reduce the pollution produced by power plants.
Here's another reason to watch what you breathe: Young women in two Canadian cities were more likely to seek emergency-room help for abdominal pain on days with bad air pollution, a researcher reported here
Rates of emergency department visits for abdominal pain with no specific cause increased by up to 10 percent on days with high levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulate pollution, according to Dr. Gilaad Kaplan of the University of Calgary.Nearly two-thirds of the diagnoses were women, and more than half of them were ages 15 to 24. The researchers did not find increases in abdominal pain visits by men on high-pollution days, although they noticed upticks in male visits a day or two after days of heavy pollution. Read on... Young Women Report Abdominal Pain on Smoggy Days - ABC News.
