Following up on a previous email, the MPCA is
forecasting Code Yellow bad air through Sunday
Dec 14th. Pollutant concentrations are expected
to sometimes reach Code Orange levels.
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news release
For release: December 11, 2014
Contact: <mailto:<email obscured>>Ralph Pribble, 651-757-2657
forecasting Code Yellow bad air through Sunday
Dec 14th. Pollutant concentrations are expected
to sometimes reach Code Orange levels.
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news release
For release: December 11, 2014
Contact: <mailto:<email obscured>>Ralph Pribble, 651-757-2657
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Southern half of Minnesota under air pollution advisory
St. Paul-- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
(MPCA) is issuing an air pollution health
advisory for the southern half of Minnesota,
extending from Thursday afternoon into early Sunday morning.
Warmer temperatures, moisture and low wind
conditions are causing fine particle formation
and trapping near the ground. Elevated fine
particle levels will persist into Sunday, when a
cold front is expected to move into Minnesota,
shifting winds and enhancing mixing in the
atmosphere. Air Quality Index (AQI) levels will
be in the upper moderate range, with hourly AQI
readings reaching levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups at times.
An air pollution health advisory is issued when
the AQI approaches but is expected to remain
below 101, a level considered unhealthy for
sensitive groups. The MPCA issues an air
pollution health alert when air quality is
expected to reach and remain above that
level. As of today, this is an advisory.
In an effort to better inform the traveling
public on air quality alert days, The Minnesota
Department of Transportation will use its
electronic changeable signage boards to relay
public service announcements regarding the
advisory status, such as Air advisory today: avoid idling, combine trips.
If youre interested in up-to-date information on
air quality conditions across the state, check
the MPCAs AQI website at
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or on mobile app.
At-risk populations: Fine-particle levels are
near a level considered unhealthy for sensitive
groups. Populations sensitive to elevated fine
particle levels include those with pre-existing
cardiovascular or respiratory disease, the
elderly, children, and people who participate in
activities requiring extended or heavy exertion,
both indoors and outdoors. Members of these
groups may wish to postpone or reduce vigorous
activities and minimize exposure to local sources
of air pollution (i.e. heavy-duty vehicle
traffic, wood fires, and candles) during the
advisory. Even individuals who are otherwise
healthy may experience health effects when pollution levels increase.
Health impacts: Exposure to high levels of fine
particles is linked with both respiratory and
cardiovascular health effects. Fine particles may
exacerbate pre-existing health conditions and may
cause individuals to experience chest pain,
shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing of
fatigue. If you experience these symptoms, contact your physician.
Pollution reduction tips: Fine particles are
produced from combustion activities, including
fossil fuel-based energy generation, motor
vehicle exhaust, gasoline-powered yard and lawn
equipment, and wood burning. Conserving energy,
buying clean renewable power, and using alternate
means of transportation, such as mass transit,
will all reduce your daily contribution to air
pollution. During air quality advisories,
residents are particularly encouraged to postpone
or reduce vehicle trips and engine idling, use of
gasoline-powered equipment, and burning wood.
Visit
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Broadcast version
Warmer temperatures, moisture and low wind
conditions causing fine particle formation and
trapping near the ground are prompting the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue an
air pollution health advisory. The advisory is
effective today through Saturday into early
Sunday, when a cold front is expected to move
into Minnesota and improve air quality conditions.
The MPCA issues an air pollution health advisory
when air quality is expected to approach
unhealthy levels for sensitive groups such as
children, the elderly, and people with
respiratory health problems. People in these
groups may wish to postpone or reduce vigorous
activities and minimize exposure to local sources
of air pollution such as heavy-duty vehicle traffic and wood fires.
Up-to-date information is available on the MPCAs
Air Quality Index website at
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or on mobile app.
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the environment and enhance human health.
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Southern half of Minnesota under air pollution advisory
St. Paul-- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
(MPCA) is issuing an air pollution health
advisory for the southern half of Minnesota,
extending from Thursday afternoon into early Sunday morning.
Warmer temperatures, moisture and low wind
conditions are causing fine particle formation
and trapping near the ground. Elevated fine
particle levels will persist into Sunday, when a
cold front is expected to move into Minnesota,
shifting winds and enhancing mixing in the
atmosphere. Air Quality Index (AQI) levels will
be in the upper moderate range, with hourly AQI
readings reaching levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups at times.
An air pollution health advisory is issued when
the AQI approaches but is expected to remain
below 101, a level considered unhealthy for
sensitive groups. The MPCA issues an air
pollution health alert when air quality is
expected to reach and remain above that
level. As of today, this is an advisory.
In an effort to better inform the traveling
public on air quality alert days, The Minnesota
Department of Transportation will use its
electronic changeable signage boards to relay
public service announcements regarding the
advisory status, such as Air advisory today: avoid idling, combine trips.
If youre interested in up-to-date information on
air quality conditions across the state, check
the MPCAs AQI website at
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjExLjM5MjU2NDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIxMS4zOTI1NjQyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzIxNTQ0JmVtYWlsaWQ9YW11bGxlckBkY2EubmV0JnVzZXJpZD1hbXVsbGVyQGRjYS5uZXQmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.pca.state.mn.us/aqi>
or on mobile app.
At-risk populations: Fine-particle levels are
near a level considered unhealthy for sensitive
groups. Populations sensitive to elevated fine
particle levels include those with pre-existing
cardiovascular or respiratory disease, the
elderly, children, and people who participate in
activities requiring extended or heavy exertion,
both indoors and outdoors. Members of these
groups may wish to postpone or reduce vigorous
activities and minimize exposure to local sources
of air pollution (i.e. heavy-duty vehicle
traffic, wood fires, and candles) during the
advisory. Even individuals who are otherwise
healthy may experience health effects when pollution levels increase.
Health impacts: Exposure to high levels of fine
particles is linked with both respiratory and
cardiovascular health effects. Fine particles may
exacerbate pre-existing health conditions and may
cause individuals to experience chest pain,
shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing of
fatigue. If you experience these symptoms, contact your physician.
Pollution reduction tips: Fine particles are
produced from combustion activities, including
fossil fuel-based energy generation, motor
vehicle exhaust, gasoline-powered yard and lawn
equipment, and wood burning. Conserving energy,
buying clean renewable power, and using alternate
means of transportation, such as mass transit,
will all reduce your daily contribution to air
pollution. During air quality advisories,
residents are particularly encouraged to postpone
or reduce vehicle trips and engine idling, use of
gasoline-powered equipment, and burning wood.
Visit
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjExLjM5MjU2NDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIxMS4zOTI1NjQyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzIxNTQ0JmVtYWlsaWQ9YW11bGxlckBkY2EubmV0JnVzZXJpZD1hbXVsbGVyQGRjYS5uZXQmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.pca.state.mn.us>
for information on current air quality conditions
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forecasts and air quality alert notifications by
email or text message, sign up at
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Minnesotas AQI is now available on mobile
devices! Download the Minnesota Air App at
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Broadcast version
Warmer temperatures, moisture and low wind
conditions causing fine particle formation and
trapping near the ground are prompting the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue an
air pollution health advisory. The advisory is
effective today through Saturday into early
Sunday, when a cold front is expected to move
into Minnesota and improve air quality conditions.
The MPCA issues an air pollution health advisory
when air quality is expected to approach
unhealthy levels for sensitive groups such as
children, the elderly, and people with
respiratory health problems. People in these
groups may wish to postpone or reduce vigorous
activities and minimize exposure to local sources
of air pollution such as heavy-duty vehicle traffic and wood fires.
Up-to-date information is available on the MPCAs
Air Quality Index website at
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjExLjM5MjU2NDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIxMS4zOTI1NjQyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzIxNTQ0JmVtYWlsaWQ9YW11bGxlckBkY2EubmV0JnVzZXJpZD1hbXVsbGVyQGRjYS5uZXQmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.pca.state.mn.us/aqi>
or on mobile app.
###
The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve
the environment and enhance human health.
St. Paul Brainerd Detroit Lakes Duluth
Mankato Marshall Rochester Willmar
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