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Ozone: Your Lung Protection Guide
Houstonians can learn how to protect their lung and heart health through a new four-page guide, Ozone: Your Lung Protection Guide. You can download this helpful guide  (PDF, 118K) from St. Luke’s pulmonary care department. For daily ozone and weather updates, call the Weatherline Forecast Service: 713-529-4444.
Knowing the Symptoms
When you're exerting yourself outside and 'bad' ozone levels are too high, you may experience symptoms such as throat irritation, shortness of breath, or chest pain. It's important to recognize these symptoms in yourself and members of your family because they may mean you should exercise in an air-conditioned environment or schedule your outdoor exercise before 11 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
'Bad' Ozone and Heart Patients
Recent findings suggest that 'bad' ozone may impact more than your lungs. People with heart conditions, such as heart failure, need to be especially vigilant when 'bad' ozone reaches high levels.
What Can You Do?
There are steps every Houstonian can take to help reduce 'bad' ozone.
- Keep your automobile maintained to keep exhaust levels low
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Refuel your vehicle between the hours of 6 p.m. and 3 a.m.
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Don't top off your tank when you refuel and limit engine idling
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Mow your lawn in the late afternoon or early-mid evening
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Particiapte in commuter transportation programs
Information on 'Bad' Ozone
An ozone warning means that high levels of ‘bad’ ozone have been measured at one or more monitoring sites in the area. The warnings developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate air quality condition based on the levels of 'bad' ozone.
Other Helpful Links
The pulmonary care experts at St. Luke's also recommend these Web sites to keep you and your family informed about ozone.
Ozone readings for the Houston area
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency
Ozone e-mail alerts from Harris County
American Lung Association - State of the Air 2004
Children's Environmental Health Institute
Partnership for Children's Health and the Environment
Children's Environmental Health Network
Institute for Children's Environmental Health
Children's Health Environmental Coalition
Where to pick up Ozone: Your Lung Protection Guide:
| Big HEB Location |
Address |
Zip Code |
Phone Number |
| Atascocita |
7405 FM 1960 East, Humble |
77346 |
(281) 812-4357 |
| Barker Cypress (E-40) |
6960 Barker Cypress |
77084 |
(281) 859-2444 |
| Bear Creek |
4955 Highway 6 North |
77084 |
(281) 8599381 |
| Beechnut |
10100 Beechnut |
77072 |
(281) 564-5201 |
| Clear Lake |
16811 El Camino Real |
77058 |
(281) 488-1601 |
| College Station |
1900 Texas Avenue S
College Station |
77840 |
(979) 693-0361 |
| Dairy Ashford/Memorial |
14540 Memorial Dr. |
77079 |
(281) 679-0010 |
| Fountainview/Westheimer |
2660 Foutainview Dr. |
77057 |
(713) 278-8450 |
| Friendswood |
701 W. Parkwood
Friendswood |
77546 |
(281) 996-9967 |
| Gulfgate |
3111 Woodridge, Suite 500,
Gulfgate Center |
77087 |
(713) 847-0025 |
| I-10/Fry Rd |
1550 Fry Road |
77084 |
(281) 829-0126 |
| Kempwood/Gessner |
10251 Kempwood, Houston |
77043 |
(713) 996-0009 |
| Kingwood |
4304 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood |
77379 |
(281) 361-0342 |
| Lake Colony |
4724 Highway 6
Missouri City |
77459 |
(281)4032172 |
| Mason Rd/Highland Knolls |
1621 Mason Road, Katy |
77450 |
(281) 599-0045 |
| Mid-County |
4800 B Highway 365
Port Arthur |
77642 |
(409) 722-1369 |
| Pasadena 3/Fairmont |
6210 Fairmont Parkway |
77502 |
(281) 487-1946 |
| Pasadena 4/South Houston |
1630 Spencer Hwy
South Houston |
77587 |
(713) 941-0027 |
| Riverpark |
19900 Hwy 59, Sugarland |
77479 |
(281) 239-2050 |
| Westheimer/Kirkwood |
11815 Westheimer |
77077 |
(281) 531-8646 |
| Woodlands |
130 Sawdust Rd
Spring |
77380 |
(281) 364-7744 |
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