Show The Effect of Breathing Shauna Smith Contributing Writer When I looked out the window it was crystal clear over the mountains and looked like a bowl of soup in the valley said West Valley City resident Mike Jackson after a recent plane ride Although the air was just as unhealthy over the mountains as it was in valley valley valley val val- val val- ley it was not as wide wide- spread With the recent high levels levels levels lev lev- els of pollution in the state many not only saw but also felt the effects Some had triggered easier-triggered asthma attacks Some seniors and other people with heart and lung disease noticed the effects of the pollution the most Sunday morning January 25 another health advisory was issued by the Utah Division of Air Quality The air of Utah County was rated unhealthy because of the high concentration of particulates which rating means it is unhealthy for people even without any respiratory problems People with heart or respiratory respiratory respiratory problems were advised to avoid going outside outside outside out out- side and to avoid any physical physical physical phys phys- ical activities if possible In Logan through drive windows were closed and local schools were advised to keep their students inside Utah State University sophomore Wiley Barker an avid daily jogger was unable to run outside because of the dan dan- ger I have to run inside on the treadmill he said M To To the poll pollution tion levels every Utahn was if i a W i i s u a aU ad d U j r S 'S u 0 05 u 5 o c o 3 i P P o N t ut u a 3 o 0 o o c During the inversion factories such as this one contribute to the smog This affected the health and habits of many residents residents residents resi resi- dents along the Wasatch Front advised to do their part by local news stations Using the Utah Transit Authority was a suggestion UTA takes an astonishing cars off the road each day according to Using UTA transportation helped keep the air cleaner November 1 1st st through March 1 1st st is the official wood burning season If there is a problem with pollution pollution pollution pol pol- lution the Division of Air Quality will call no burn bum days based on the pollution pollution pollution tion levels and weather clearing index predictions pre pre- dictions People received citations for using wood stoves or fireplaces that release visible pollutants such as smoke on these red days Utah Salt Lake Davis and Weber counties fall under these restrictions nS Cache ache County falls under th the restrictions that the Bear River Health Department sets Why do wood stoves and fireplaces contribute so greatly to the pollution levels levels levels lev lev- els Very fine airborne particles particles par par- articles ar- ar and get trapped in the valley in inthe inthe inthe the winter while the air is stagnant These particles cause ause health problems durin during dur dur- in 10 ing a an inversion The The he Division of Air Quality gives 50 Steps You Can Take to Choose Clean Air Whether its it's taking to work using a snow shovel el rather than a snow blower blow blow- er or keeping keepin wood stove stovepipes stovepipes stovepipes pipes or chimneys clean there is a suggestion for everyone Luckily the recent snow snowfalls snowfalls falls fans have cleared up the air and nd the tw week two e inversion ni is is over OVerL t X f |