The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day and is forecasting high ozone levels today for multiple areas of the state including Delaware County.
In a press release, IDEM, the state agency charged with protecting the environment and human health, encourages Hoosiers to help reduce the ozone layer by making changes in their daily habits.
Changes include:
- Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation
- Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip
- Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn equipment until after 7 p.m.
- Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds
- Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air conditioner to 75 degrees or above
Anyone sensitive to changes in air quality may be affected when ozone levels are high, according to the press release. Children, elderly and anyone with heart or lung conditions should reduce exertion and heavy work outdoors.
Areas where Air Quality Action Day has been declared:
- Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Scott, and Washington
- Southwest Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick
- Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Monroe, Morgan and Shelby
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