Avisos

Air Quality Alert issued May 22 at 10:03AM EDT by NWS Albany NYThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation atAlbany has issued a Air Quality Health Advisory for Ground LevelOzone...until 11 PM EDT this evening.Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater thanan air quality index value of 100 for Ground Level Ozone. The airquality index...or AQI...was created as an easy way to correlatelevels of different pollutants to one scale. The higher the AQIvalue, the greater the health concern.When pollution levels are elevated...the New York State Departmentof Health recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuousoutdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse healtheffects. People who may be especially sensitive to the effects ofelevated levels of pollutants include the very young and those withpre existing respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease.Those with symptoms should consider consulting their personalphysician.For additional information, please visit the New York StateDepartment of Environmental Conservation website at,https://on.ny.gov/nyaqi, or call the Air Quality Hotline at 800-535-1345.

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