With all this chatter about indoor air quality and public health, I felt this was appropriate. ;) Have a great Holiday weekend!
Courtesy of Becky Helgesen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). And then Liz McLemore from the Mpls List (Bancroft).
1:45 p.m., Friday, August 6, 2004
A weekend Air Pollution Advisory has been issued for the Twin Cities
metropolitan area and Rochester, forecast to run through Sunday
afternoon. A large mass of fine particles is moving north from Iowa and picking up more pollution from Minnesota as it goes. Currently, only Rochester and the Twin Cities are under advisory, but the pollution is moving northeast, which means that Duluth may be affected later in the holiday weekend.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) has been rising steadily and is expected to reach 100 or more, meaning Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, by late
Friday or Saturday. Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, as well as children and athletes.
Major pollutant: fine particles (soot)
Health precautions: Take it easy, especially if you have heart or lung disease, including asthma. Children and athletes are also vulnerable because they breathe deeply when exercising. Even if you are not in the "sensitive" category, moderate vigorous activities that lead to deep breathing.
-Postpone or reduce vigorous activity (e.g., walk instead of
run, postpone yardwork)
-Rotate players more frequently in games to allow players more
rest
-Reduce activity if you become more tired than usual
Reduce sources of fine particles: -Limit driving -Postpone using yard and other small gasoline and diesel engines
-Postpone recreational fires -Turn off as many electric devices as possible to reduce demand
on power plants
The AQI is updated hourly. You can check it on the MPCA's web page at: http://aqi.pca.state.mn.us/hourly/
For more information on how individuals can reduce air pollution, go to Clean Air Minnesota at: http://www.mn-ei.org
Aaron Neumann Holland Neighborhood, NE Mpls (Grew up in Midway, lived in Mac-Groveland for many moons... I'm "from" St. Paul - always have been, always will be)
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