Can you completely avoid the smoke? Not unless you’re in a hermetically sealed home. The PM levels aren’t much different indoors and out unless you have a really good HVAC system, such as those with. But going inside decreases your activity, so your breathing rate is slower and the amount of smoke you’re inhaling is likely lower.
We also tend to advise people that if you’re in a susceptible group, such as those with asthma, create a safe space at home and in the office with a high-level stand-alone air filtration system to create a space with cleaner air.. It doesn’t hurt to have a high-quality N95 mask. Just wearing a cloth mask won’t do much, though.that can give you a sense of how bad the air quality is, so check those sites and act accordingly.
— This article was updated June 28, 2023, with smoke in Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit and the latest map of smoke conditions.This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Disclosure information is available on the original site.