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August 2, 2006

Tomorrow: Ozone alert, Day 3

Tomorrow will be another ozone alert day in Rhode Island, which means that air quality is expected to be at unhealthy levels, with the most unhealthy levels in southern Rhode Island.

The designation also means that regular-route buses and trolleys operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will be free.

In issuing its third ozone alert this week, the state Department of Environmental Management offered advice on how to help lower ground-level ozone levels and create cleaner air:

Limit driving, minimize starts and unnecessary vehicle acceleration, reduce idling by avoiding congested traffic and lines at drive-through windows, drive your lowest-emission vehicle, refuel at stations that have a vapor-recovery system, maintain your vehicle with regular tuneups, minimize lawn-mower emissions, limit the use of solvent-based household products, and limit barbecue emissions by using an electric starter instead of lighter fluid to start charcoal fires.

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 4:32 PM | Permalink

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