Air quality-code orange tomorrow (Friday) in Richmond. Limit your time outside and stay safe everyone!<font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"></span></font><div class="gmail_quote">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Active children and adults, and
people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule
strenuous outdoor activities tomorrow.</span></font><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Please see air quality
information below.</span></font></p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality web site at </span></font><font color="#548dd4" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#548DD4"><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/airquality/" target="_blank"><font color="#548dd4"><span style="color:#548DD4">www.deq.virginia.gov/airquality/</span></font></a>.</span></font> <br>
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***SMOKE PRODUCED BY SOUTHEASTERN US WILDFIRES SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR IN <u></u><u></u>VIRGINIA<u></u><u></u> TOMORROW.
GUIDELINES FOR CITIZENS TO ASSESS LOCAL AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE
SMOKE ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS FORECAST EMAIL.*** <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Richmond <br>
Color Code: <u></u><u></u>Orange<u></u><u></u>
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality (AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY) <br>
Primary Pollutant: Ozone<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Hampton Roads <br>
Color Code: Orange - Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality (AIR QUALITY
ACTION DAY) <br>
Primary Pollutant: Ozone <br>
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Roanoke <br>
Color Code: Orange - Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality (AIR QUALITY
ACTION DAY) <br>
Primary Pollutant: Ozone <br>
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Winchester <br>
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality <br>
Primary Pollutant: Ozone <br>
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Health Information <br>
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease
(including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. <br>
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Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous
outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially
those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous
outdoor activities. <br>
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Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous
outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially
those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should
avoid all outdoor strenuous activities. <br>
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High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and
eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can
aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema. <br>
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SMOKE INFORMATION: <br>
Here are some general guidelines for citizens to use in assessing local air
quality conditions due to wildfire smoke: <br>
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- If you can smell smoke with no visibility impairment, air quality levels are
probably in the Code Orange range, or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. At Code
Orange levels, people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children
should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor activities. People who are active
outdoors also should take it easier to limit their exposure to particle
pollution. <br>
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- If you can smell smoke with minor visibility impairment, air quality levels
are probably in the Code Red range, or generally Unhealthy. At Code Red levels,
people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should avoid
prolonged or strenuous outdoor activities; everyone else should reduce
prolonged or strenuous outdoor activities. <br>
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- If you can smell smoke with significant visibility impairment, air quality
levels are probably in the Code Purple range, or Very Unhealthy. At Code Purple
levels, people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should
avoid all outdoor strenuous activities; everyone else should avoid prolonged or
strenuous outdoor activities. <br>
</span></font><br clear="all"></p></div></div></div><br>-- <br>Megan Osborn<br>
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<div><i>"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." -Mark Twain<br></i></div><br>
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