AEUS73 KLOT 162048
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
348 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2012
INZ001-002-170100-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
348 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
CDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND FOR TUESDAY JULY 17TH.
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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ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-170100-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
348 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR TODAY JULY 16 FOR
THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA.
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...217 299 6057
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