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Tips to Reduce Pollution

Air pollution poses a health risk to everyone. Here are five things you can do to reduce pollution:

1. Reduce driving 2. Keep your car's engine tuned up 3. Use electric-powered tools 4. Don't light a fire in your backyard firepit or fireplace; 5. Use water-based paints, coatings and adhesives

A Spare The Air advisory is issued when the AQI for ground-level ozone pollution is forecast to be 150-Unhealthy or above.

For more tips to help improve air quality, visit our Things to Do page.

Questions? Call 1-800-880-9025.

Weather Conditions Today, as an upper-level trough of low pressure moves east and a weak upper-level ridge of high pressure begins to build over Sacramento, aloft temperatures will warm, limiting vertical mixing in the atmosphere. In addition, sunny skies and surface temperatures in the mid-80s will increase ozone production, and light northwesterly winds will limit pollutant dispersion. Therefore, despite low ozone carryover from yesterday, ozone levels will be mid- to high-Moderate. Tomorrow and Sunday, sunny skies and temperatures in the low-90s will continue to support ozone formation in the Sacramento region. Furthermore, light westerly winds will limit pollutant dispersion. Therefore, ozone levels will be high-Moderate on both days, with some sites in the foothills possibly reaching low-Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.

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2010 Summer Smog Season: Spare The Air Days: 4; 8-hour Exceedances: 7