Postpone or avoid painting and use of aerosol products, varnishes, and degreasers. Postpone use of gasoline-powered yard and garden equipment until late afternoon. Reduce rush hour traffic through flextime and telecommuting. Combine auto trips during the day. Postpone errands that require starting your car until later in the day.
Sulfur dioxide is the result of burning coal and oil.
It is produced primarily by electric power plants, coal-burning factories, refineries, steel plants, and pulp and paper mills. It is a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive gas that reacts with other materials to form hazardous substances like sulfuric acid. Sulfur dioxides react with precipitation to form acid precipitation, better known as acid rain. A continuous monitor measures sulfur dioxide. Health and other effects of elevated SO 2 levels Irritate upper respiratory tract and aggravate respiratory disorders, such as coughing, chest colds, asthma, and pneumonia.