Dear Mike, Not knowing just what this type of advisory means, but knowing that Wisconsin has been monitoring the air with gigantic mobile vans since before I saw one of them in the early or mid--nineteen seventies; does this mean that you and others on the Bikies list will not bicycle commute during the alert? If you do continue to commute during the alert, why would such a reckless action continue in light of what you have written--(carried forward below). Just think how much we have improved in my adult lifetime since when every residence and business burned coal, much of it "soft coal."
Eric Westhagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has > issued an Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange) > effective Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:20:49 AM through Wednesday, > December 19, 2007 8:00:00 PM for Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, > Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Racine, Rock, > St. Croix, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties. > > The advisory is issued because of persistent elevated levels of fine > particles in the air. These fine particles come primarily from > combustion sources, such as power plants, factories and other > industrial sources, vehicle exhaust, and wood fires. > > The Air Quality Index is currently in the orange level, which is > considered unhealthy for people in sensitive groups. People in those > sensitive groups include those with heart or lung disease, asthma, > older adults and children. When an orange advisory for particle > pollution is issued, people in those groups are advised to reschedule > or cut back on strenuous activities. > > People with lung diseases such as asthma and bronchitis, and heart > disease should pay attention to cardiac symptoms like chest pain and > shortness of breath or respiratory symptoms like coughing, wheezing > and discomfort when taking a breath, and consult with their physician > if they have concerns or are experiencing symptoms. Fine particle > pollution deposits itself deep into the lungs and cannot easily be > exhaled. People who are at risk are particularly vulnerable after > several days of high particle pollution exposure. > http://dnr.wi.gov/air/aq/health/status.asp > http://dnrmaps.wi.gov/imf/imf.jsp?site=wisards > > Now, about all those new highway expansion projects .... > > Mike Neuman > > Loud honk, poison smoke -- your contribution to the quality of life. > - Aaron Naparstek > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
