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Air Quality Alert issued for SE Nebraska

By John Nixon

06/09/2023

Credit: Atchison County, Missouri Emergency Management

(KLZA)-- In collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has issued an Air Quality Alert for portions of Eastern Nebraska.

An alert for possible Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups for ozone has been issued for Nebraska counties including: Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee and Richardson, through 11:00 pm. Friday evening.

During Moderate conditions, those who are unusually sensitive to particle pollution should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion. During Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups conditions, members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children.

When conditions rise to the orange category, sensitive groups are advised to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion and avoid intense outdoor activities. Smoke from Canadian wildfires may affect the air quality in Nebraska. Smoke levels and wind directions are monitored by Nebraska and other states to predict when impacts to the air quality may occur.

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