Friday, August 24, 2012

Air Quality Message 04:23:14.1563605

AEUS73 KLOT 240922
AQALOT

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
422 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-250500-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
422 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CDT TONIGHT...

THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR TODAY AUGUST
24TH 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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INZ001-002-250500-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
422 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE AIR QUALITY ALERT CONTINUES FOR LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

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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