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Summer Kicks Off With Ozone Action Day

Reduce automobile use, don't fill up your gas tank and take it easy to keep the air clean Friday.

This article was written by Joni Hubred-Golden. 

The first Ozone Action Day of the season marks the start of summer Friday.

The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments announced this week that the combination of sun, increased surface and upper level temperatures, and a southerly wind will make conditions favorable for ozone development. Ozone Action Days alert residents to times when active children and adults, and people with respiratory diseases such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

The first day of summer is Friday, June 21, which is the longest day of the year, otherwise known as the summer solstice. The National Weather Service predicts a high of 86 degrees under mostly sunny skies in Berkley and Huntington Woods.

SEMCOG recommends taking the following steps to help keep the air clean:

  • Refuel the night before. If you need to refuel on an Ozone Action day, fill up in the evening when the weather is cooler and don’t “top off” the tank. If you have a newer vehicle with a capless gas cap, that will lessen the chances of gas fumes releasing into the air.
  • Reduce automobile use on Ozone Action days. Plan to carpool, use public transit, walk, or work at home.
  • Relax on Ozone Action days. Choose the lawn chair over the lawn mower.
Additional information on Ozone Action days is available at semcog.orgFacebook and Twitter.


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