What Can I Do About Particulate Matter?

Controlling the particulate matter that gets into our air takes more than a government agency and more than a scientific plan to reduce particulate matter. Only the people of Arizona can make the air cleaner. And there really is something that every one of us can do.

The Dirty Dozen

12 Things You Can Do to Fight Particulate Matter Pollution

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  1. Drive less, particularly on pollution advisory days. Reduce the number of trips you take in your car.
  2. Don’t drive in the dirt.
  3. Drive slowly on unpaved roads.
  4. Don’t use leaf blowers and other equipment that raise a lot of dust.
  5. Avoid using gas-powered lawn and garden equipment.
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  6. Maintain your landscape. Cover loose dirt with vegetation or gravel.
  7. Reduce fireplace and woodstove use, and don’t use your wood-burning fireplace or stove on no-burn days.
  8. Consider using gas instead of wood. If you use a wood-burning stove or fireplace insert, make sure it meets EPA design specifications and burn only dry, seasoned wood.
  9. Conserve electricity.
  10. Don’t burn leaves, trash or other materials.
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  11. Report serious offenders on our website or by phone at 602-372-2703.
  12. Support laws, rules, and efforts to make our air healthier.

Are you willing to do your part to help us Bring Back Blue? Take the pledge and print out your personal action plan.

Also visit the ozone section of the BringBackBlue.org website to learn what you can do about ozone pollution, which is at its worst in the summer.