ASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL 1126 PM EDT SUN JUL 4 2010
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT...
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT ACROSS THE RICHMOND
METRO AREA...FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT.
AIR QUALITY IS EXPECTED TO REACH CODE
ORANGE...WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS...AND MEANS INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY AND/OR HEART AILMENTS...OLDER ADULTS...AND CHILDREN SHOULD
REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY OUTDOOR EXERTION.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR
EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/AIRQUALITY/HOMEPAGE.HTML.
