AEUS73 KLOT 061647
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1147 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-071700-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
1147 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY DECLARED FOR FRIDAY JULY 6TH WILL BE EXTENDED TO
SATURDAY JULY 7TH 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 6TH AND 7TH 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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INZ001-002-071700-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
1147 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR TODAY...FRIDAY JULY 6TH 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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