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Air Quality
Keep It In The Green! In the green, according to the EPA's Air Quality Index.
We breathe about 35 gallons of air each day, that's over 20,000 breaths. For many days of the year we are breathing air at home, work or play that is filled with tiny fine particles. Some are toxic to our health.
We can't be sure we are getting clean healthy air into our lungs. Invisible pollutants fill the air each day. Our weather plays a major role in determining whether those fine particles settle and stagnant in our neighborhoods or disperse through wind and rain.
The major causes of air pollution in come from vehicles, wood stoves, wood burning fireplaces, outdoor fires (e.g. agricultural burning), and gasoline powered yard equipment.
Air Quality Alerts Delivered to You
Sign up here for alerts and be forewarned about poor air quality days.
The American Lung Association® of Idaho encourages sensitive populations to utilize the EPA’s EnviroFlash, an email air quality notification tool that’s fast and accurate.
EnviroFlash provides advance warning when air quality deteriorates in your community. The program notifies subscribers about air quality forecasts at self-selected air quality index health levels and about Air Quality Action days. Sign up for color-coded notifications.
For more information on the air we breathe, read the 2008 State of the Air Report.
The American Lung Association®'s annual State of the Air Report grades states and counties based on official data that the states report and that the EPA uses, then the American Lung Association® translates the monitored data into grades and recommendations for action.
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