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AEUS73 KAPX 171708
AQAAPX
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
108 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2024
MIZ020-025-026-031-180400-
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-
108 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2024
..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR TODAY JUNE 17
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ADVISORY FOR TODAY JUNE 17, FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE.
POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
RANGE.
THE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES,
MANISTEE, LEELANAU, GRAND TRAVERSE, AND BENZIE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS
ASTHMA.
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO
OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, REFUELING VEHICLES OR
TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING, USING GASOLINE POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT,
AND USING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID.
POSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, DRIVING LESS, TELECOMMUTING, WALKING OR
BIKING, DELAYING OR COMBINING ERRANDS AND USING WATER-BASED PAINTS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE EPA'S AIR NOW SITE FOR UP-TO-
DATE AIR QUALITY DATA AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.
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