Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Air Quality Alert for McHenry Co., IL

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AQALOT

Air Quality Alert
Relayed by National Weather Service Chicago IL
257 PM CDT Tue Jul 18 2017



McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Cook-Kendall-Grundy-Will-
Including the cities of Woodstock, Waukegan, Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton,
Chicago, Oswego, Morris, and Joliet
257 PM CDT Tue Jul 18 2017

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that an
air pollution action day will be declared for the greater Chicago
Metropolitan Area and is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight
CDT Wednesday night.

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 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. residents are also urged to reduce
pollution levels. Air quality forecasts and tips on how you can
reduced 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...217 558 1536.



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