Active AlertsGalena, MD
Air Quality Alert
Issued at Mon 3:45 PM May. 18
Issued by: National Weather Service
Description
The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a code orange air quality alert Tuesday for Kent and Queen Annes Counties in Maryland. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include childrenpeople suffering from asthma heart disease or other lung disease
S: and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particle
S: visit http://www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/
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