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PageContentOutdoorairpollutantscanreachlevelsthatmayadverselyaffectourhealthandthehealthoftheenvironment.Pollutionisgeneratedfromavarietyofsourcesincludingemissionsfromcars,industry,burningofwoodandotherfueltypesforenergyandagriculturalactivities,forestfiresandmore. Wildfiresmoke Wildfiresmokeisacomplexmixtureofdifferentairpollutants.ItcausesepisodesoftheworstairqualitythatmostpeoplewilleverexperienceinBritishColumbia.Peoplewithchronicconditionssuchasasthma,heartdisease,ordiabetes,aswellaspregnantwomen,infants,youngchildren,andtheelderlyareparticularlyvulnerabletohealthimpactsofwildfiresmokeandshouldtakeextracare.Wildfiresandsmokearebecomingmoreextremeandintenseastheclimatechanges,andsomesmokeepisodeslastforweeksormonthsratherthandays.Suchepisodesmayhavelongerlastinghealtheffectsthatarenotyetunderstood.Reducingexposuretowildfiresmokeisthebestwaytoprotectyourhealth.HealtheffectsofwildfiresmokeHowtoprepareforthewildfireseasonPortableaircleanerstoreduceexposurestowildfiresmoke AirqualityadvisoriesAirqualityadvisoriesareissuedwhen:PollutionapproachorexceedslimitsPoorairqualityisexpectedtocontinueorworsenAirqualityadvisoriesarepostedonthefollowingwebsites:BCMinistryofEnvironment-AirQuality AdvisoriesMetroVancouver- AirMapStayinghealthyduringanairqualityadvisoryExposureisparticularlyaconcernforinfants,theelderlyandthosewhohaveunderlyingmedicalconditionssuchasdiabetes,andlungorheartdisease.It’simportantforthesevulnerablepeopletostayinairconditionedspaces,orfacilitieswithcoolerfilteredairlikeanarenaorpubliclibrary.Mildrespiratorysymptomsincludeasorethroatandshortnessofbreath.Anyoneexperiencingdifficultyinbreathing,chestpainordiscomfort,orasuddencoughorirritatedairways,shouldcontacttheirhealthcareprovider.Usecommonsenseregardingoutdoorphysicalactivity–ifyourbreathingbecomesdifficultoruncomfortable,stoporreducetheactivity.Reduceindoorpollutionsourcessuchassmokingorburningothermaterials.AirqualityresourcesAirQualityHealthIndex-BC Summary-CurrentAirQualityHealthIndexvaluesandforecastmaximumsCurrent AirQualityHealthIndex -BCGov -What'stheweatherliketodayacrossBC?Air-BCGov- Learnhowemissionsaffectairquality,howB.C.measuresairquality, andhowwecanmakehealthyairchoices.Airqualityandhealth-HealthCanada- Learnaboutaircontaminantsandthehealtheffectsofpoorairquality 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