AEUS73 KLOT 091522
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1022 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-110500-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
1022 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT AN
AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING THE
COUNTIES OF...
COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY OF THE AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND
ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS
ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT... 2 1 7 2 9 9 6 0 5 7 . DUE TO THE EXPECTED
ELEVATED POLLUTION LEVELS...PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID
PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION...PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
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MTF
