{"id":1195,"date":"2014-01-16T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T19:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=1195"},"modified":"2014-01-16T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T19:12:11","slug":"ways-to-reduce-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/?avada_faq=ways-to-reduce-air-pollution","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Reduce Air Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We make choices every day that can help reduce air pollution. Below are a few ideas that you can take to help clean our air.<\/p>\n<p><b>At Home<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conserve energy &#8211; turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.<\/li>\n<li>Recycle paper, plastic, glass bottles, cardboard, and aluminum cans. (This conserves energy and reduces production emissions.)<\/li>\n<li>Keep woodstoves and fireplaces well maintained. You should also consider replacing old wood stoves with EPA-certified models.<\/li>\n<li>Plant deciduous trees in locations around your home to provide shade in the summer, but to allow light in the winter.<\/li>\n<li>Buy green electricity-produced by low-or even zero-pollution facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Connect your outdoor lights to a timer or use solar lighting.<\/li>\n<li>Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot.<\/li>\n<li>Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120F.<\/li>\n<li>Use low-VOC or water-based paints, stains, finishes, and paint strippers.<\/li>\n<li>Test your home for radon-a dangerous, radioactive gas that is odorless and tasteless. If the test shows elevated levels of radon, the problem can be fixed cost effectively.<\/li>\n<li>Choose not to smoke in your home, especially if you have children. If you or your visitors must smoke, then smoke outside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Buy Smart<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy ENERGY STAR products, including energy efficient lighting and appliances. They are environmentally friendly products. For more information,<\/li>\n<li>Choose efficient, low-polluting models of vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Choose products that have less packaging and are reusable.<\/li>\n<li>Shop with a canvas bag instead of using paper and plastic bags.<\/li>\n<li>Buy rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Drive Wise<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Plan your trips. Save gasoline and reduce air pollution.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep tires properly inflated and aligned.<\/li>\n<li>In the summertime, fill gas tank during cooler evening hours to cut down on evaporation. Avoid spilling gas and don&#8217;t &#8220;top off&#8221; the tank. Replace gas tank cap tightly.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid waiting in long drive-thru lines, for example, at fast-food restaurants or banks. Park your car and go in.<\/li>\n<li>When possible, use public transportation, walk, or ride a bike.<\/li>\n<li>Get regular engine tune ups and car maintenance checks (especially for the spark plugs).<\/li>\n<li>Use an energy-conserving (EC) grade motor oil.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your employer to consider flexible work schedules or telecommuting.<\/li>\n<li>Report smoking vehicles to your local air agency.<\/li>\n<li>Join a carpool or vanpool to get to work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>For Your Health<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check daily air quality forecasts, which tell how clean or polluted your air is, and the associated health concerns.<\/li>\n<li>Remove indoor asthma triggers from your home and avoid outdoor triggers in order to effectively control your asthma. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/asthma\">www.epa.gov\/asthma<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about asthma triggers and ways to avoid them.<\/li>\n<li>Minimize your sun exposure. Wear sun block and UV protection sunglasses. To find out about current forecasts of UV where you live, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sunwise\/uvindex.html\">www.epa.gov\/sunwise\/uvindex.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[61],"class_list":["post-1195","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-air"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/1195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/1195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ffaq_category&post=1195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}