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WOCN20 CWVR 182238
SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT
FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE B.C. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND PARKS
AT 3:38 P.M. PDT FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2025.
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SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= PRINCE GEORGE.
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==DISCUSSION==
ELEVATED POLLUTION LEVELS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PRINCE GEORGE
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
NORTHERN HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A DUST ADVISORY FOR PRINCE
GEORGE BECAUSE OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER
THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL THERE IS
PRECIPITATION, DUST SUPPRESSION OR A CHANGE IN TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
LEVELS TEND TO BE HIGHEST AROUND BUSY ROADS AND INDUSTRIAL
OPERATIONS. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
EXPOSURE IS PARTICULARLY A CONCERN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC
CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, COPD, HEART DISEASE, AND
DIABETES(SEMICOLON) RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS SUCH AS COVID-19,
PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS, AND OLDER ADULTS. PERSONS WITH CHRONIC
UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR ACUTE INFECTIONS SHOULD POSTPONE OR
REDUCE STRENUOUS EXERCISE UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. WHERE
APPROPRIATE, MAINTAIN PHYSICAL DISTANCING. ANYONE EXPERIENCING
SYMPTOMS SUCH AS CONTINUING EYE OR THROAT IRRITATION, CHEST
DISCOMFORT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGH OR WHEEZING, SHOULD FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. STAYING INDOORS HELPS TO
REDUCE EXPOSURE.
REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY OBSERVATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE
HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTPS://WWW.GOV.BC.CA/AIRQUALITY.
COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER REFERS TO AIRBORNE SOLID OR LIQUID
DROPLETS WITH DIAMETERS BETWEEN 2.5 AND 10 MICROMETERS. TOGETHER
WITH FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (AIRBORNE SOLID OR LIQUID DROPLETS WITH
DIAMETERS OF 2.5 MICROMETERS OR LESS), THESE PARTICLES ARE REFERRED
TO AS PM10. SOURCES OF PM10 CONTRIBUTING TO THIS AIR QUALITY EPISODE
INCLUDE ROAD DUST FROM THE EMISSION OF WINTER TRACTION MATERIAL
ALONG BUSY AND DRY ROAD SURFACES. PM10 CAN EASILY PENETRATE INDOORS
BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL SIZE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CURRENT AIR QUALITY, VISIT
HTTPS://WWW2.GOV.BC.CA/GOV/CONTENT/ENVIRONMENT/AIR-LAND-WATER/AIR.
VISIT HTTP://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/PSPC
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