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AEUS41 KGYX 252026
ASAME 

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta Maine
Relayed by NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
5 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S BUREAU OF AIR QUALITY
HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY . . . UNTIL 1 AM ON FRIDAY. . . 
FOR THE THE MIDCOAST AND HIGH ELEVATION REGIONS
OF MAINE WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PORT CLYDE, ROCKLAND, BAR HARBOR, 
AND ALL OTHERS IN THAT AREA.  


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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