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Environment

Adjust plans during high pollution

Move or postpone activities using health guidance.

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Done when

Follow advice appropriate to your health.

Move or postpone activities using health guidance.

Who this is for

For everyone, especially sensitive groups; follow individual care plans.

Why this matters

Avoid preventable time in polluted air.

How to do it

Guidance compiled from the references below; follow the applicability notes for this item.

  1. Check current readings and sensitive-group advice.
  2. Shorten or move activity to cleaner air as advised.
  3. Monitor symptoms; stop and seek medical help for breathing difficulty or severe symptoms.

Evidence and references

Last reviewed: · Version 2