Air Quality Alert
Source: U.S. National Weather Service
Start
3:45 PM
Saturday, June 21
End
12:00 AM
Tuesday, June 24
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY JUNE 23... The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has issued a code orange air quality alert Monday for The Philadelphia Metro area. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...visit http://www.phila.gov/health/units/ams/
