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AQAGRR
MIZ050-056-057-064-071-072-010400-
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
1229 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2012
..AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 31ST
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS
DECLARED FRIDAY...AUGUST 31ST...TO BE AN ACTION DAY FOR
ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
THE ACTION DAY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES...
ALLEGAN...KALAMAZOO...KENT...MUSKEGON...OTTAWA...AND VAN BUREN
COUNTIES.
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD
TO OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...REFUELING VEHICLES
OR TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING...USING GASOLINE POWERED LAWN
EQUIPMENT...AND USING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES
INCLUDE...CAR POOLING...BIKING TO WORK...DELAYING OR COMBINING
ERRANDS AND USING WATER BASED PAINTS.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PERSONS
WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...LIMIT PROLONGED
OUTDOOR EXERTION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PAGE ON THE INTERNET AT...
HTTP://WWW.DEQMIAIR.ORG
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