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Air Quality Alert ADAMS-ASOTIN-CHELAN-DOUGLAS-FERRY-GARFIELD-GRANT-LINCOLN-OKANOGAN-PEND OREILLE-SPOKANE-STEVENS-WHITMAN- AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY IN YAKIMA SPOKANE REGIONAL CLEAN AIR AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MONDAY SAW SOME OF THE WORST AIR QUALITY OVER THE REGION IN SEVERAL WEEKS. WILDFIRE SMOKE WILL DISPERSE A LITTLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT OVERALL LITTLE AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. SMOKE FROM FIRES OUTSIDE THE STATE MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT CITIES CLOSE TO STATE BORDERS. AIR QUALITY CLOSE TO WILDFIRES IS LIKELY TO REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS...WITH OTHER AREAS RANGING FROM GOOD TO UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE BIGGEST HEALTH THREAT COMES FROM THE FINE PARTICLES IN SMOKE. THESE CAN CAUSE BURNING EYES...RUNNY NOSE...BRONCHITIS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. SMOKY AIR ALSO CAN AGGRAVATE HEART AND LUNG DISEASES...AND CAN EVEN LEAD TO DEATH. TAKE COMMON SENSE PRECAUTIONS. LIMIT ACTIVITIES AND KEEP CHILDREN INDOORS IF IT IS SMOKY. FOLLOW YOUR DOCTORS ADVICE IF YOU HAVE HEART OR LUNG CONDITIONS.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:24:25 +0000

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