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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AUGUSTA MAINE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
500 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

MEZ029-262100-
COASTAL HANCOCK-
500 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S BUREAU OF AIR 
QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY FOR THE
ACADIA REGION WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAR HARBOR AND ALL OTHERS
IN THAT AREA. OZONE LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE FOR THE MID COASTAL AREA FOR THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING.

THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDS THAT
INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE
ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF
POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH PRE-
EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND OR HEART DISEASE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.

A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO MAINE RESIDENTS 
CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATIONS. THE TOLL FREE
NUMBER IS: 1-800-223-1196.

ADDITIONALLY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS THE 
AIR QUALITY FORECAST AND MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB 
AT MAINE D E P DOT COM SELECT MAINE AIR QUALITY FORECAST.

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