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Environmental Tips 2025
Ambient Air Quality
- Turn off your engine when you are parked. Idling when parked, releases pollutants into the air unnecessarily, which may affect persons around you.
- Truck drivers! Reduce dust emissions by properly covering sand, stone and similar materials that you are transporting. Ensure your covers are intact prior to use.
- Do not do bodywork or spray painting in the open. Activities like these should only be done in special booths and workshops at approved locations.
- During dust events consider wearing a mask to reduce your exposure to the dust. The impacts of air pollution are wide reaching- not only are there health impacts but air pollutants can also result in reduced agriculture yields, increase the need for washing down and other maintenance activities and can negatively impact marine organisms.
- Do you want to find out about the quality of the outdoor air in Barbados? Is your air quality good? The Environmental Protection Department operates three air monitoring sites. Right now, you can visit EPD's website at gov.bb/AQI to view real time information about the air quality at the monitoring sites.
- If you are sensitive to outdoor pollutants such as dust or just interested in the quality of air that you breathe then visit the Environmental Protection Department’s website at gov.bb/AQI. You will find out real time information on the quality of the outdoor air as well as any precautions that you can take.
- The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has launched an exciting tool- an Air Quality Index (AQI) - that informs the public about the status of the air quality in Barbados. Go to gov.bb/AQI to find out more.
- On Friday 30th May 2025 at 8:00AM the air quality in Bridgetown was “Fair” and the public was advised to “Enjoy your usual outdoor activities”. To find out what the air quality is right now at our three monitoring sites and whether you should take any precautions go to the Environmental Protection Department’s website. Visit gov.bb/AQI to find out what the air quality is right now!