MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
103 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF…
COOK…DUPAGE…KANE…KENDALL…GRUNDY…LAKE…MCHENRY AND WILL.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AT OR ABOVE THE…UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS…CATEGORY OF THE AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND
ADULTS…AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA…SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE…PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM…ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
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