Student Activity Sheets - Grades 3-5 Page 12
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20Pollution Solutions
Activity 8:
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Y A R D W O R K
Even gasoline-powered yard equipment can contribute to air pollution.
We can clean up our yards and keep the air clean if we:
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Use push mowers or electric lawn mowers.
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Clean up with a broom and rake instead of a leaf blower.
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Avoid pesticides, especially in sprayers.
P R O D U C T S
A squirt or two of charcoal lighter fluid may not seem like much. But more than three million
people live in the San Joaquin Valley, and almost all use products that contribute to air pollu-
tion. Household products—such as lighter fluid, paint, cleaners, polishes, drain openers, and
insecticides—create tons of air pollution every day in the Valley.
To help reduce that amount:
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Light barbeque briquettes without lighter fluid; use an electric or a chimney
briquette starter; or use a propane or natural gas barbeque instead.
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Paint with water-based paint, and use brushes and rollers,
not sprayers.
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Choose pump sprays, gels, or solids instead of aerosol sprays.
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Avoid products with labels that have words such as
“Hazardous,” “Toxic,” or “Danger.”
H E A L T H Y A I R L I V I N G
We should make air-friendly choices every day. But when air pollution is forecast to reach
unhealthy levels, we must be particularly careful. On those days, residents are asked to reduce
or avoid as many activities as possible that cause air pollution.
In the summer when the ozone level is high, the Valley Air District asks
residents to cut back on pollution-causing activities such as charcoal
barbequing, gardening with gasoline-powered equipment, driving to work
alone, excessive use of motor vehicles, painting, and motor boating.
In the winter, when particulate matter is high, residents are asked to Check
efore You urn. On those days, depending on the level of air pollution,
either wood burning is prohibited or residents are asked to burn cleanly.
Solutions to pollution are up to all of us. We can all help prevent air pollution and keep our
sky blue if we LIVE A HEALTHY AIR LIFE.
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