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kaijuass
1 year ago

If you're in an area that is suffering from wildfire polluted air, I just saw this on Twitter:

As someone who lived through the 2020 Oregon wildfires (and other bad smoke condition years), in which in PDX we had air quality as bad as 516 on the air quality index here are some things I did to help myself when we couldn't get a air conditioner and didn't have central air—> — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
Keep your doors and windows shut! Soak rags and towels and ring them out to make them damp and stuff them into any door gaps or drafty windows. You need to try to keep any smoke you can out and this will help filter that out as well as keeping ash from getting in — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
Wear a mask if you go outside! A KN95 or N95 mask is best, but literally a cloth mask will do in this case because the goal is keeping out the ash and other particles. Do not go maskless, it will destroy your throat and harm your lungs — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
This may sound weird, but try to cover up from the ash and smoke. Wear long sleeves, wear pants, wear hats, you don't want this on you and I'd advice showering or bathing when you come home. If you have glasses wear them! This stuff does get in your eyes and it hurts — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
Fill your tub with water! This was key to when I didn't have an air filter, it was advised by some in our city at one point and they said it helps with the air it also can pull some of that bad stuff out of your indoor air. Use cool water. It did make our home feel better — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
Drink a lot of water! It helps process toxins our of your body through your kidneys and keeps you hydrated. You will need all the help you can get to keep from getting a sore throat (which will happen no matter what), and this is very important to do — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
Do not vacuum! It tosses up more ash and dust you do not want to breath right now. Wait until after the smokes clears to clean. If you must clean something use a damp rag or paper towel to keep the ash from flying around — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
These seem simple but: -don't exercise -try not to smoke -don't exert yourself -keep lights off if you're hot and indoors and have no AC like I did By the time smoke hit here there wasn't even enough supplies to make a makeshift air purifier. This stuff happens fast. Stay safe — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
We lived with our bad air for around a week in PDX last time and it was awful. These all may be obvious, but I do hope something here helps someone! It is so jarring to have your skies turn orange and for the air to hurt to breath. Lay low, do as little as possible, it will pass — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 7, 2023
The wildest thing after the smoke cleared here was how much soot was in our apartment, even with every window closed/locked, even with rags in the gaps in doors. Be ready to clean that out after the smoke clears, cause even airtight seeming spaces can let these fine particles in — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 8, 2023
Again I hope this all helps, and if anyone who is smarter than me wants to add or notices an issue (I'd hate to spread misinformation) with anything I said feel free to post! I am not a particle expert, just a girl who lived through some of the worst air quality possible — Samantha Mash🌿 (@samanthamashart) June 8, 2023

Bonus:

I taped a HEPA filter to a box fan and that worked really really well. I just brought it with me to whatever room I was in and on the really rough days in that 2020 smoke out it was so nice — The Mad Dog of Big Wet Smoochies (@CraneCulture) June 8, 2023

Here's a site I found that can tell you how to make these:

Clean Air Crew - COVID19 transmission and prevention resources. Airborne transmission, masks, ventilation, filtration, school info, and more
DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box - Clean Air Crew
Also known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box, this DIY method of building your own air filter with MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy a
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