Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Alert!

From the WGNS website.
THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY ON TUESDAY. 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 LUNG DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION.

2 comments:

GerryH said...

Ozone, you say? Maybe we should open a can of freon to help out the environment. Just kidding. I was woundering why my throat was sore after working the garden all day.

Amber said...

Best place to find out about the air quality is:
www.cleanairpartnership.info