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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
420 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008
VAZ084-090>091-093>098-080100-
CHESAPEAKE VA-GLOUCESTER VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-SUFFOLK VA-
VIRGINIA BEACH VA-YORK VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...HAMPTON...NEWPORT NEWS...
NORFOLK...POQUOSON...PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...VIRGINIA
BEACH...WILLIAMSBURG
420 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008
...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT MONDAY UNTIL
9 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING...
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY SATURDAY FOR THE HAMPTON ROADS REGION.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.
SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA...
HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. THE EFFECTS
OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OR
EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/AIRQUALITY/.
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