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AEUS71 KILN 221613
AQAILN
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1213 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2023
INZ073-075-080-240400-
RIPLEY-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATESVILLE, MILAN, VERSAILLES, RISING SUN,
AND VEVAY
1213 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR ACTION QUALITY DAY, IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
EDT WEDNESDAY.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED. OZONE LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE,
SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE.
HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE:
* WALK, BIKE, CARPOOL OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
* AVOID USING THE DRIVE-THROUGH AND COMBINE ERRANDS INTO ONE TRIP.
* AVOID REFUELING YOUR VEHICLE OR USING GASOLINE-POWERED LAWN
EQUIPMENT UNTIL AFTER 7PM.
* TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE WHEN IDLING FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS.
* CONSERVE ENERGY BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS OR SETTING THE AIR
CONDITIONER TO 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTPS://APPS.IDEM.IN.GOV/SMOGWATCH
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