Air Quality Alert until 12:15AM Thursday
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has declared Wednesday May 31st to be an Action Day for elevated levels of ozone. Pollutants are expected to be in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range. The Action Day is in effect for the following Michigan counties... Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Allegan, Van Buren, and Kalamazoo. People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to ozone formation. These activities include refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment, and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include car pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining errands, and using water based paints. It is recommended that active children and adults, and persons with respiratory diseases such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. For further information please see the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy page on the internet at... http://www.michigan.gov/EGLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KALAMAZOO
Address/Location
Comstock Township
6130 King Hwy
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 269-381-2360
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP COMSTOCK followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Air Quality Alert