Protecting your health during Utah’s inversion season [Video]

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SALT LAKE CITY — According to the University of Utah, the air quality in the Wasatch Front exceeds federal health safety levels several times during inversion season. Exposure to unhealthy air quality during inversion days can lead to the development of diseases such as lung cancer, COPD, and heart disease. 

According to the Intermountain Health webpage, there are ways you can protect yourself from air pollution that gets trapped during inversion days. 

Protecting yourself from inversion pollution

Monitor the air quality levels. Before you go outside, check AirNow for real-time updates on the air quality index in your area. 

Intermountain Health recommended staying indoors on inversion days. Even if you aren’t sensitive to polluted air, limit your exposure to the outside air to 30 minutes.

Avoid participating in strenuous outdoor activities on inversion days. Intermountain Health said that breathing faster, as we do during intense …