In a message dated 2/27/2004 2:20:07 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Friday, February 27, 2004
>
> The MPCA has issued an Air Quality Alert for late today and the rest of the
> weekend. Air monitors in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud
> indicate a rising concentration of fine particles or soot in the air.
>
> Air Quality Index (AQI): the AQI has been hovering around 90 for the past
> day or two, but is forecast to rise above 100 by Saturday, and not drop until
> late Sunday. An AQI of 100 or above indicates air quality that is unhealthy
> for sensitive groups, which include athletes, children, older adults and
> those with heart and respiratory conditions. People with heart conditions are
> especially vulnerable to fine particle pollution.
>
> Health precautions: "Sensitive" groups include those with heart or lung
> disease (including asthma), adults over 50, and healthy adults and children
> engaged in vigorous exercise where they breathe deeply. These individuals should
> postpone or reduce heavy exertion (play shorter games, walk instead of run,
> rotate players more frequently, etc.)
>
> What you can do:
> * reduce driving where possible and don't idle your engine in parking lots
> and drive-throughs this weekend; vehicle exhaust contains fine particles
> * postpone activities with small gasoline or diesel engines
> * postpone fires in your fireplace, which add soot particles to the air
>
> To learn more or check hourly updates of the AQI, visit:
> http://aqi.pca.state.mn.us/hourly
>
> For additiional information on reducing air pollution, visit Clean Air
> Minnesota at:
> http://www.mn-ei.org/air/resources.html#FactSheets
>
>
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Friday, February 27, 2004
The MPCA has issued an Air Quality Alert for late today and the rest of the weekend.
Air monitors in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud indicate a rising
concentration of fine particles or soot in the air.
Air Quality Index (AQI): the AQI has been hovering around 90 for the past day or two,
but is forecast to rise above 100 by Saturday, and not drop until late Sunday. An AQI
of 100 or above indicates air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, which
include athletes, children, older adults and those with heart and respiratory
conditions. People with heart conditions are especially vulnerable to fine particle
pollution.
Health precautions: "Sensitive" groups include those with heart or lung disease
(including asthma), adults over 50, and healthy adults and children engaged in
vigorous exercise where they breathe deeply. These individuals should postpone or
reduce heavy exertion (play shorter games, walk instead of run, rotate players more
frequently, etc.)
What you can do:
* reduce driving where possible and don't idle your engine in parking lots and
drive-throughs this weekend; vehicle exhaust contains fine particles
* postpone activities with small gasoline or diesel engines
* postpone fires in your fireplace, which add soot particles to the air
To learn more or check hourly updates of the AQI, visit:
http://aqi.pca.state.mn.us/hourly
For additiional information on reducing air pollution, visit Clean Air Minnesota at:
http://www.mn-ei.org/air/resources.html#FactSheets
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