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Air Quality Alert

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE Z93,9FM LISTENING AREA

An Air Quality Action Day has been declared by the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management for most of northwest Indiana
and all of northeast Indiana today into this evening…and is in
effect until midnight EDT tonight.

Ozone levels are expected to be in the Orange or unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.

People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to
ozone and fine particulate formation. These activities include…
refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using gasoline
powered lawn equipment and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive
activities include…car pooling, biking to work, delaying or
combining errands and using water based paints.

It is recommended that people with respiratory diseases such as
asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

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For additional information, please visit the IDEM SMOG Watch web
site at https://apps.idem.in.gov/smogwatch/ or the EPA AIRNOW web
site at www.airnow.gov and click on Indiana.