AIR QUALITY ALERT
Warning Issue Date: 408 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008
...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT SUNDAY UNTIL
9 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING...
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY SATURDAY FOR THE HAMPTON ROADS REGION.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.
SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA...
HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. THE EFFECTS
OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OR
EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/AIRQUALITY/.
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