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AEUS73 KPAH 241614
AQAPAH
AIR QUALITY ALERT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1114 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012
INZ086-251615-
VANDERBURGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSVILLE
1114 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012
..AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
THE EVANSVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY...THE VANDERBURGH
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT HAVE EXTENDED THE OZONE ALERT. IT IS NOW IN EFFECT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED. AMBIENT
CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE MAY REACH OR EXCEED THE LEVEL OF THE
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE. WITHIN A FEW HOURS
OR DAYS...EXPOSURE TO HIGHER LEVELS OF OZONE CAN CAUSE LUNG AND
THROAT IRRITATION...SHORTNESS OF BREATH...INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF
ASTHMA ATTACKS...AND AGGRAVATE RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS...
ASTHMA...EMPHYSEMA...AND BRONCHITIS. CHILDREN...ACTIVE ADULTS...AND
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN OZONE
LEVELS ARE THE HIGHEST. NO OPEN BURNING IS ALLOWED DURING OZONE
ALERTS.
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