Friday, August 14, 2009

Air Quality Alert

...CODE ORANGE ALERT ISSUED FOR THE NASHVILLE AREA ON FRIDAY...THE
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
HEALTH ADVISORY FOR AIR QUALITY IN THE NASHVILLE AREA ON FRIDAY. THE CODE ORANGE
HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY RANGE FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. THE TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDS THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND
ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, LIMIT PROLONGED
OUTDOOR EXERTION.

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