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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Air Quality Alert -- Sunday August 5, 2018 (Berrien County, MI)

from National Weather Service (from WNDU dot-com):

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY NIGHT.(August 5, 2018).. An Air Quality Action Day has been declared by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan...and is in effect until midnight EDT Sunday night. Ozone Levels are expected to be in the Orange or unhealthy for sensitive groups range. People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to ozone formation. These activities include...refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include...car pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining errands and using water based paints. It is recommended that people with respiratory diseases such as asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion

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