Air Quality Alert Issued
From
Denver
Sent
Fri, Sep 2 @ 5:06pm
Description
Air Quality Alert issued September 2 at 4:10PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...
WHAT...Ozone Action Day Alert.
WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western
Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties
WHEN...400 PM Friday September 02 to 400 PM Saturday September 03
IMPACTS...Ozone Action Day Alert is now in effect for the seven-
county Denver- Boulder metropolitan area. Requests to limit
driving of non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel) are now in
effect until at least 4 PM Saturday, September 3, 2022. Ozone
concentrations in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category will
be most likely for southern and western parts of the Denver metro
area, including Highlands Ranch and Golden, during the afternoon
and early evening hours on Friday and Saturday.For areas included
in this advisory that are not expected to exceed the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups (USG) air quality designation, we request that
activities, such as driving non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or
diesel), be reduced to lessen the impacts on neighboring air
quality. Additional air pollution in this region may directly
worsen air quality or contribute to precursors which may also
adversely affect air quality. For Colorado air quality
conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit:
https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx
HEALTH INFORMATION...Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms
and breathing discomfort in active children and adults and people
with lung disease, such as asthma. Active children and adults, and
people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged
or heavy outdoor exertion.
This notification was posted by Denver. Denver is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen (Beta) is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
