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Air Quality Alert Issued for Monday
Published: July 16, 2023 at
03:00 p.m.
By: Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
Air Quality Alert
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-171845-
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern
Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-Northern
Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern
Erie-
Including the
cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego,
Watertown, Lowville, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua,
Jamestown, Olean, Wellsville, Orchard Park, and Springville
231 PM EDT Sun
Jul 16 2023
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT...
The New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation at Albany has issued an Air
Quality Health Advisory for Fine Particulates from midnight tonight to
midnight EDT Monday night.
Air quality
levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index
value of 151 for Fine Particulates. The Air Quality Index...or AQI...was
created as an easy way to correlate levels of different pollutants to one
scale. The higher the AQI value...the greater the health concern.
When pollution
levels are elevated...the New York State Department of Health recommends
that individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to
reduce the risk of adverse health effects. People who may be especially
sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants include the very
young and those with pre-existing respiratory problems such as asthma or
heart disease. Those with symptoms should consider consulting their
personal physician.
For additional
information, please visit the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation website at,
https://on.ny.gov/nyaqi , or call the
Air Quality Hotline at 1 800 535-1345.
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