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| U.S. Counties violating PM2.5 Standards |
It's schiesty right now considering this island of haze floating around us. We have a fine particulate problem (PM2.5), the kind of problem that is very damaging to everyone's health. As with any outdoor sport, you're breathing in a lot of air so I wanted to share my way of knowing if I should wear my Respro hepa-filter mask or not. If you don't own a mask, I urge you to give it a chance, they save your lungs and heart. The Utah DEQ website makes it easy to check major population centers such as Salt Lake, Cache or Weber counties just to name a few. And another site I find useful if travelling abroad is AIRNow simply because they have a database to check many locations AQI or Air Quality Index. One last crucial thing to announce: the Wasatch Front is one of the few places in the U.S. to be currently violating PM2.5 and PM10 standards, which means you really need that protection.
"The primary cause is the burning of fossil fuels by transportation and industrial sources." Lets slow down the burn by cycling, not polluting.
"The primary cause is the burning of fossil fuels by transportation and industrial sources." Lets slow down the burn by cycling, not polluting.
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Is there a place to buy these in town?
ReplyDeleteicanbreathe.com made the masks used by athletes in the Beijing Olympics.
ReplyDeleteI don't know of any stores. I had to buy mine from amazon.
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