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AQAMQT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
132 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
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132 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026 /1232 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR MONDAY JULY 20
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR MONDAY JULY 20, FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF
FINE PARTICULATES (PM2.5) DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE. POLLUTANTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
RANGE.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE AIR QUALITY ALERT
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA. WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS INCLUDING WHEEZING,
COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS, DIZZINESS, OR BURNING IN NOSE, THROAT, AND
EYES. YOU CAN HELP REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BY LIMITING ACTIVITIES, SUCH
AS:
-OUTDOOR BURNING;
-USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.
TIPS FOR HOUSEHOLDS:
-KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS
AND, IF POSSIBLE, RUN CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING WITH MERV-13 OR
HIGHER RATED FILTERS.
FOR UP-TO-DATE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR MICHIGAN VISIT THE MIAIR SITE:
MICHIGAN.GOV/MIAIR
FOR UP-TO-DATE AIR QUALITY DATA NATIONALLY VISIT EPA’S AIR NOW SITE:
AIRNOW.GOV
FOR FURTHER HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MDHHS' WILDFIRE SMOKE AND
YOUR HEALTH SITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/MDHHS/SAFETY-INJURY-
PREV/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/YOUR-HEALTH-AND-WILDFIRE-SMOKE.
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