770   
WOCN21 CWQT 110105  
SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT  
FOR NOVA SCOTIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF   
HEALTH AND WELLNESS  
AT 10:05 P.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST 2016.  
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SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT FOR:  
      LUNENBURG COUNTY  
      QUEENS COUNTY  
      ANNAPOLIS COUNTY  
      KINGS COUNTY  
      HANTS COUNTY.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH A FOREST FIRE IN THE VICINITY OF SEVEN MILE   
LAKE IN WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF   
ANNAPOLIS, QUEENS, LUNENBURG, KINGS AND HANTS COUNTIES TONIGHT.   
REDUCED AIR QUALITY CAN BE EXPECTED DOWNWIND AND IN THE VICINITY OF   
THE SMOKE PLUME. HIGHER POLLUTION LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST   
THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION, HUMIDEX VALUES OF 35 TO 39 ARE   
EXPECTED OVER INLAND AREAS OF MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA ON THURSDAY, AND   
THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.  
  
INDIVIDUALS MAY EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS INCREASED COUGHING,   
THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHES OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. CHILDREN,   
SENIORS, AND THOSE WITH CARDIOVASCULAR OR LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS   
ASTHMA, ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. IN GENERAL, WEARING A MASK IS NOT   
THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH DURING A SMOKE EVENT. IN FACT,   
MASKS MAY LEAD TO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, WHICH MAY ENCOURAGE   
INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TIME SPENT OUTDOORS, MEANING   
INCREASED EXPOSURE TO SMOKE. THEY CAN ALSO MAKE BREATHING MORE   
DIFFICULT. PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASES, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND COPD, CAN   
BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION. THEY WILL GENERALLY   
EXPERIENCE MORE SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS AT LOWER LEVELS. POLLUTION   
CAN AGGRAVATE THEIR DISEASES, LEADING TO INCREASED MEDICATION USE,   
DOCTOR AND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND HOSPITAL VISITS. STAY INSIDE   
IF YOU HAVE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. FIND AN INDOOR PLACE THAT'S COOL   
AND VENTILATED. USING AN AIR CONDITIONER THAT COOLS AND FILTERS AIR   
MAY HELP. IF YOU OPEN THE WINDOWS YOU MAY LET IN MORE POLLUTED AIR.   
IF YOUR HOME ISN'T AIR-CONDITIONED, CONSIDER GOING TO A PUBLIC PLACE   
(LIBRARY, SHOPPING MALL, RECREATION CENTRE) THAT IS AIR-CONDITIONED.   
VISIT WWW.AIRHEALTH.CA FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REDUCE YOUR HEALTH   
RISK AND YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION LEVELS, AS WELL AS   
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST AQHI VALUES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR   
ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
  
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
  
END/ASPC  
 
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