By doing your share you can help keep Pima County a clean and healthy community. Clean air is up to you. Air pollution is a serious threat to our health. Those especially at risk include children under 14, those over 65, pregnant women, outdoor exercisers, and individuals with lung and heart ailments. The long-term exposure to moderate levels of air pollution can damage even healthy people's lungs.
Air pollution is also bad for our economy.
The costs of air pollution include health care expenses, lost work due to illness, and damage to agricultural crops, buildings, paint, and rubber. Air pollution can also affect tourism and the ability of businesses and institutions to recruit quality employees. By following the suggestions given below, we can keep our community physically and economically healthy for future generations. An automobile is a tremendous convenience. But motor vehicles are Pima County's largest source of air pollution, and most vehicles are driven by motorists traveling alone.