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DOH to monitor New Year's air quality | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Posted at 1:17 a.m., Sunday, December 30, 2007

DOH to monitor New Year's air quality

Advertiser Staff

The State Department of Health will be monitoring the air quality around Oahu during the New Year's celebration.

The DOH recommends the following guidelines.

  • Contact your physician if you need more medication and get clear instructions of what to do if your lung condition suddenly worsens.

  • Avoid people who have colds and other lung infections and wash your hands thoroughly.

  • Drink plenty of fluids to loosen mucus. Warm beverages work best.

  • Get plenty of rest and limit physical exertion.

    While these suggestions are intended primarily for persons with respiratory or chronic lung disease, they are also useful for healthy persons during air pollution episodes such as particulates dust, firework smoke, or volcanic haze.

    For further information regarding air quality you may contact the Clean Air Branch at 808-586-4200.

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