Air Quality

 

Quality of Air Means Quality of Life

Air Now A cross-agency US government website

Bureau of Air Quality A division of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)

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Ways to reduce air pollution:

• Drive less
• Walk or ride your bike to nearby places
• Carpool
• Use the internet to shop or find out information instead of driving
• Conserve energy since South Carolina's main source of energy production causes air pollution
• Use manual or electric powered landscaping equipment instead of gas-powered
• Maintain your vehicle properly
• Refuel after 5:00p.m. to reduce ground-level ozone
• Stop at the click when fueling up to reduce gasoline vapors and spills
• Keep your tires properly inflated
• Use a propane barbecue grill, an electric charcoal starter, or charcoal chimney instead of lighter fluid
• Avoid using oil-based paints and solvents
• Use brushes and rollers instead of spray paint
• Recycle, it uses less energy