AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
The Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy has
declared an Action Day for Fine Particulates. This alert is in
effect until midnight EDT Friday night.
Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec and Ontario, Canada will
continue to impact PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across much
of northern lower Michigan through Saturday, June 30th. The air
quality index is expected to range from the unhealthy for sensitive
groups to unhealthy level with some hourly concentrations in the very
unhealthy range.
It is recommended that sensitive groups such as people with lung
disease, heart disease, children and older adults should limit
prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
For further information...please see the Michigan Department of
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy`s Air Quality Index page on
the internet at HTTP://WWW.DEQMIAIR.ORG.