Air Quality Alert Issued
From
Forest Hills
Sent
Wed, Jun 7 @ 4:36pm
Description
Air Quality Alert issued June 7 at 4:29PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a
Code RED Air Quality Alert for all of western Pennsylvania due to
widespread smoke impacting the state from forest fires across eastern
Canada.
A Code RED Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations
within the region are unhealthy, and the general public may
experience mild health effects. Members of sensitive groups may
experience more serious health effects. 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.airnow.gov and https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/AQPartnersWeb/
This notification was posted by Forest Hills. Forest Hills is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
