Air Quality
Air Pollutants - Ozone
General
Information
Information
Learn about where and how ozone
forms, how it can affect your health and environment, and what you can do to help reduce ozone pollution.
Standards &
Requirements
Requirements
The Clean Air Act is the federal law
aimed at reducing air pollution. DHEC implements the Act's requirements in South Carolina, and there are state
requirements as well.
Forecasting
& Monitoring
& Monitoring
DHEC monitors, tracks, and
forecasts ozone levels in South Carolina's air. Find out how forecasting and monitoring are performed and why we do it.
- May 21, 2012: EPA published designations for the 2008 ozone standard
- May 14, 2012: DHEC requests to participate in EPA's Ozone Advance Program (EPA Web page)
Sign up to receive ozone forecast information using
Enviroflash,
Twitter, or
to hear the forecast call 1-866-238-4973 after 4:00 pm daily!
For more information please contact the Bureau of Air Quality at (803) 898-4123 or by email.