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AIR QUALITY ALERT |
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AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSUED JULY 6 AT 8:04AM EDT
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HASISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SUFFOLK...NASSAU...RICHMOND...KINGS...QUEENS...NEW YORK...BRONX...WES
CHESTER...ROCKLAND.
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF GROUND LEVEL
OZONE . THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY
TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER
THE AQI VALUE...THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED...THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH
EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF
ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE
WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART
DISEASE. THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR
PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WEBSITE AT, HTTPS: ON.NY.GOV NYAQI,
OR CALL THE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 800-535-1345. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK; SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK; NORTHERN WESTCHESTER; RICHMOND (STATEN IS.); ROCKLAND; SOUTHERN NASSAU; KINGS (BROOKLYN); SOUTHERN QUEENS; NORTHEAST SUFFOLK; NEW YORK (MANHATTAN); BRONX; SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER; NORTHERN QUEENS; NORTHWEST SUFFOLK; NORTHERN NASSAU
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