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AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 9:15PM CDT THU

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 16

THE MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 16. OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY INDEX OR AQI VALUES IN EXCESS OF 100 ARE EXPECTED WITH OZONE BEING THE PRIMARY POLLUTANT.

PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REFUELING VEHICLES OR TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING IDLING VEHICLES UNNECESSARILY AND USING
GASOLINE POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CAR POOLING BIKING TO WORK DELAYING OR COMBINING ERRANDS AND USING WATER- BASED PAINTS AND CLEANERS.

WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED THE MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL 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 PRE- EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE. THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL AIR QUALITY PROGRAM WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.MARC.ORG/AIRQ.