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AEUS71 KPBZ 212030
AQAPBZ
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
430 PM EDT TUE MAR 21 2023
PAZ021-222000-
ALLEGHENY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAIRTON AND LIBERTY
430 PM EDT TUE MAR 21 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 22
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS
ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WEDNESDAY, INCLUDING
FOR THE LIBERTY/CLAIRTON AREA, INCLUDING CLAIRTON, GLASSPORT,
LINCOLN, LIBERTY, AND PORT VUE.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY,
AND PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE, OR OTHER LUNG
DISEASES. THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY
AVOIDING OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND
FINE PARTICLES, VISIT HTTP://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND
HTTPS://WWW.AHS.DEP.PA.GOV/AQPARTNERSWEB/
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