Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Air Quality Alert Today

Due to the smoke from the eastern North Carolina wildfire, please be advised of the following.....

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A CODE
RED AIR QUALITY ALERT ACROSS THE RICHMOND METRO AREA FOR GROUND
LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

AIR QUALITY IS EXPECTED TO REACH CODE RED...WHICH IS
UNHEALTHY...AND MEANS EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED OR HEAVY
OUTDOOR EXERTION. THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY AND/OR HEART AILMENTS MAY
EXPERIENCE MORE SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS.

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