Even if your healthy, the air quality can have an effect on your health. In 2015 researchers found 30,000 American died due to air pollution. These were caused by lung disease, heart attacks, and strokes. The combustion of cars, coal-fired power plants and other industries contribute to the pollutants.
With the regulations the levels have dropped overall, levels in many areas remain high. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the life expectancy drops in the states of Los Angeles, Alabama, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The lowest level was reported in Apache County, Arizonia.
Here are a few things you can do:
- Walk, bike, carpool, or take public transit.
- Reduce your heating needs by making your house more energy efficient
- Say no to backyard burning.
- Use hand-powered garden tools. Avoid using gasoline or diesel-powered equipment such as lawnmowers and leaf-blowers.
- Check your tire pressure. Properly inflated tires improve fuel efficiency. Each 5% of under-inflation translates into a 1% decrease in fuel efficiency.
- And reduce, reuse and recycle!
In your home you can use an air purifier either whole house or at least in your bedroom. Check the ozone listing on your air cleaner. Sometimes the air purifiers give off ozone which is contouring what your trying to do.
Read more, here is an article if you have time on how to improve your in home air: https://www.webmd.com/lung/features/12-ways-to-improve-indoor-air-quality#1
