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dembotoz

(16,922 posts)
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 12:25 PM Jun 2023

so before the clean air act and the reduction of smog...what did folks do to avoid it

it seems that smoke is more common this year.

what basic stuff can you do to improve air quality in your home or apt

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so before the clean air act and the reduction of smog...what did folks do to avoid it (Original Post) dembotoz Jun 2023 OP
You were mostly screwed. Little escape unc70 Jun 2023 #1
air cleaner bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #2
or a furnace filter. mopinko Jun 2023 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Claustrum Jun 2023 #3
I think they just died young. I just ordered an air purifier. Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #4
The Great Smog of London in 1952 killed thousands. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #5
saw this in the times today dembotoz Jun 2023 #7
Granny said during dust bowl they put wet sheets over the txwhitedove Jun 2023 #8

unc70

(6,330 posts)
1. You were mostly screwed. Little escape
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 12:28 PM
Jun 2023

If you were in urban areas, there was little escape. That was also before widespread A/C, so you needed to keep windows open.

From DC to Boston, west past Chicago, the air was often foul. Elsewhere, the London fog was not fog.

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Scrivener7

(53,191 posts)
4. I think they just died young. I just ordered an air purifier.
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 12:44 PM
Jun 2023

I should have done it years ago bc of seasonal allergies, but I'm cheap. This terrible smoke convinced me though. It was about $80.

txwhitedove

(4,019 posts)
8. Granny said during dust bowl they put wet sheets over the
Sat Jun 17, 2023, 12:48 PM
Jun 2023

windows. The sheets were dirty next morning. Some family moved to California, and some stayed in OK.

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