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AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union. until midnight EDT Thursday Night.

An Air Quality Action day for Particulate Matter has been declared for Thursday, June 8th. Sensitive individuals, including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and the young should limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors. Levels of fine particulates will rise into unhealthy for sensitive groups category statewide today and last into the evening hours due to wildfire smoke transport from eastern Canadian wildfires.

In Addition, ozone is forecast to reach the moderate category on Thursday as sunny skies, light winds, and warm temperatures are forecast for the Garden State.

For additional information, please visit the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Web site at http://www.njaqinow.net