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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
211 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR HUNTSVILLE AND DECATUR
THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (ADEM) HAS ISSUED
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR MADISON AND MORGAN COUNTIES, FOR TUESDAY,
JULY 18.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE OR PARTICULATE
MATTER CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA ARE AT THE
HIGHEST RISK UNDER THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS.
ADEM RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS DURING AN AIR QUALITY ALERT
DAY:
CONSERVE ELECTRICITY AND SET YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AT A HIGHER
TEMPERATURE.
LIMIT DRIVING AND COMBINE ERRANDS.
USE THE BUS OR CAR POOL TO WORK.
AVOID USE OF GASOLINE POWER LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT.
REFUEL CARS AND TRUCKS AFTER 6 PM.
LIMIT ENGINE IDLING.
USE HOUSEHOLD, WORKSHOP, AND GARDEN CHEMICALS IN WAYS THAT KEEP
EVAPORATION TO A MINIMUM, OR TRY TO AVOID THEM WHEN POOR AIR QUALITY
IS FORECAST.
IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT, MOVE INDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO ON AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DAY,
VISIT THE ADEM WEBSITE AT WWW.ADEM.ALABAMA.GOV, AND CLICK ON AIR
QUALITY FORECAST. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY AT AIRNOW.GOV.
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