Air Quality alert in effect until 11 PM This Evening

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at

Albany has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for Ground Level

Ozone...until 11 PM EDT this evening.

Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than

an Air Quality Index value of 100 for Ground Level Ozone. 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 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5.