AEUS73 KLOT 041123
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
623 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-051130-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
623 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT TODAY AND THURSDAY JULY 5TH...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT AN
AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND
FOR THURSDAY JULY 5TH 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
THESE ARE THE 4TH AND 5TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAYS IN 2012.
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057
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INZ001-002-051130-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
623 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA FOR TODAY
AND FOR THURSDAY JULY 5TH...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012. THIS INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF GARY AND HAMMOND.
OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.
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