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Clean
Air Counts: How to Reduce Ozone in Your Household
While
many people know that gound-level ozone can harm humans,
fewer may be aware that it also damages trees, plants and
animals. Scientists have linked this "greenhouse" gas to
global warming, which can radically alter plant and animal
habitat. Ozone also interferes with a plant’s ability
to produce and store food, compromising its growth and reproduction.
By
promoting natural landscaping and biota preservation, Chicago
Wilderness supports the Clean Air Counts Campaign
in its aim to improve air quality in the Chicago metropolitan
region. Mowing large lawns with gas-powered mowers is a
major source of pollution, and the campaign recommends landscaping
with native plants on corporate campuses. Despite the smoke
of prescribed burns, the overall impact of natural landscaping
is a substantial contribution to clean air. Tips on how
to reduce ozone are now available on the Clean
Air Counts Web site by clicking on Households.
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