by Ericka | Sep 27, 2018 | Environmental Health, Featured, Health Promotion
The microscopic particles (PM2.5) in wildfire smoke pose significant human health risks. Residents most likely to feel these effects are children, the elderly and people with existing heart and lung conditions. People often wonder how to protect themselves and their...
by Ericka | May 4, 2016 | Featured
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Environmental Quality encourages the public to check daily air pollution forecasts for Utah’s summer ozone at air.utah.gov. Although the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) monitors for ozone year-round, it is most notable when a mix...
by Ericka | Dec 30, 2015 | Environmental Health, Slider
Here are some ways you can help improve air quality in our state. January means a new year, new beginnings and, of course, those resolutions. It also means Utah is heading into the thick of inversion season. But don’t let the haze get you down! Here are the top...
by Ericka | Mar 4, 2015 | Environmental Health, Health Promotion
The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act was created by the Utah Legislature to protect Utahns and visitors to the state from the toxic effects of secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke exposure is one of the leading causes of preventable death and disability in the U.S. and Utah...
by Ericka | Jan 13, 2015 | Environmental Health
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Homeowners along the Wasatch Front, Cache and Tooele counties who use wood stoves or other solid fuel burning devices as their only source of heat must register with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ)...
