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The Ministry of Environment has issued a dust warning for the City of Vernon.
The warning comes due to a high concentration of coarse particulates which is expected to persist until there is a change in current weather patterns.
According to the advisory people with chronic underlying medical conditions should postpone strenuous exercise until such time as the advisory is lifted.
The advisory further states staying indoors and in air-conditioned spaces will help reduce exposure to particulates.
Exposure is particularly a concern for infants, the elderly and those who have diabetes and lung or heart disease.
A similar advisory for Golden was lifted earlier Monday.
Tips to reduce your personal health risk:
- Avoid roads with heavy vehicle traffic.
- Continue to control medical conditions such as asthma, chronic respiratory disease and heart failure. If symptoms continue to be bothersome, seek medical attention.
- Maintaining good overall health is a good way to reduce health risks resulting from short-term exposure to air pollution.
Additional tips for persons with chronic underlying medical conditions:
- Stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed and reduce indoor sources of pollution such as smoking, vacuuming and use of wood stoves.
- Run an air cleaner. Some room air cleaners - such as HEPA filters - can help reduce indoor particulate levels, provided they are the right size for your home and filters are changed regularly.
- Take shelter in air-conditioned buildings that have large indoor volumes and limited entry of outdoor air.
Voluntary emission reduction actions:
- Reduce the use and idling of vehicles.
- Avoid the use of wood stoves and fireplaces unless the sole source of residential heat.
- Where wood stoves or fireplaces are the sole source of residential heat, use only CSA/EPA emissions approved wood-burning appliances and well-cured wood, and ensure an adequate supply of combustion air.
- Follow local backyard burning bylaws.
- Avoid backyard burning where a bylaw does not exist.
