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Spare the Air on Wednesday

Learn more about eco-friendly lifestyle choices at http://www.sparetheair.org.

Wednesday, Sept. 7, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy Wednesday. 

Hot temperatures and light winds will combine to produce poor air quality for the Bay Area. 

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To help prevent smog tomorrow, please: 

- Carpool or vanpool with friends or co-workers

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- Take public transportation

- Telecommute -- work from home instead of driving to work

- Link necessary trips and postpone errands if possible 

To plan your commute online, visit 511.org

To monitor current air quality conditions, visit http://www.sparetheair.org.

Visit the Apple App Store to download our FREE Spare the Air iPhone application for alert notifications, local air quality forecasts, podcasts and several tools to help reduce air pollution! 

This AirAlert is provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Thank you for doing your part to Spare the Air!

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