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AEUS71 KAKQ 181950
AQAAKQ

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
340 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2008

VAZ063-070-071-080>083-1901000-
CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-HANOVER VA-
HENRICO VA-NEW KENT VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
HOPEWELL...PETERSBURG...RICHMOND...
340 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2008

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT TUESDAY UNTIL 9
PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MONDAY FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AREA. AN
AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.
SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA...
HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. THE EFFECTS
OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OR
EXERCISE OUTDOORS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/AIRQUALITY/.

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