Turn off lights Lights create heat, so use them only where needed at the lowest setting that will do the job. Cook smart on hot days Use the appliances that heat your kitchen least. The area is not currently meeting the health standard for ozone. The air quality in the 7 County area around Cincinnati is monitored by the local agencies at ten different locations for ozone pollution. The ozone concentrations in the air are recorded instantaneously and hourly averages are sent to the national air quality database after being checked by the local and State air agencies for accuracy.
Ozone can irritate the lungs and cause difficulty breathing.
Daily air quality reports are given to the local media to alert the public to high levels of air pollutants including ozone, which are highest during the hot summer months. Watch for the smog alerts in the media and do your part to reduce emissions and protect health. Any day with hourly ozone concentrations higher than 0.12 is called an exceedance of the ozone standard. If more than 3 exceedance days over the most recent three year time period, are measured at any one monitor, this constitutes a violation of the ozone standard. Since that time, the Cincinnati area has received two extensions of the attainment date.