DAYTON — An Air Quality Alert is now in effect through midnight Thursday for Randolph, Wayne, and Union counties in Indiana and for Butler and Warren counties in Ohio.
The alert was not issued just because of wildfire smoke from Canada, but also because of the heat and humidity that we are dealing with. The humid air traps the exhaust from vehicles. Within densely populated areas, this can be seen as smog hovering over the metro area.
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Health officials said you can help reduce the ozone formation, the pollutants by carpooling or walking. You can also help the air by refueling your vehicle after 8 p.m. and don’t let your vehicle idle and avoid using gasoline-powered lawn equipment.
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