Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Five SE WI counties again under smog alert

In an already bad month for ozone/smog,

Smoke stacks from a factory.

five SE WI lakeshore counties are again under an air pollution alert, the DNR is reporting:

Advisory for Ozone (Orange)

Start Time: 4:30PM CT Tuesday, July 14, 2020
End Time: 11:00PM CT Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Counties: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan
Comments: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Ozone which will remain in effect until 11:00 PM CDT tonight. This advisory affects people living in Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan Counties.

AIR QUALITY INDEX CHART

Air Quality Index
(AQI) Values
Levels of Health ConcernColors
When the AQI
is in this range:
...air quality conditions are:...as symbolized
by this color:
0 to 50GoodGreen
51 to 100ModerateYellow
101 to 150Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups
Orange
151 to 200UnhealthyRed
201 to 300Very UnhealthyPurple
301 to 500HazardousMaroon

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