Ozone action alert?

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sue35

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In Illinois I have heard about them on the news a lot. In fact we just had one on Thursday I think. They are very good here about informing us about when there is an ozone day. I can actually tell the difference between them also. I know that this weekend for example we were orange.

That is concerning that it is not public knowledge where you live. I would wonder why
 
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sue35

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In Illinois I have heard about them on the news a lot. In fact we just had one on Thursday I think. They are very good here about informing us about when there is an ozone day. I can actually tell the difference between them also. I know that this weekend for example we were orange.

That is concerning that it is not public knowledge where you live. I would wonder why
 
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sue35

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In Illinois I have heard about them on the news a lot. In fact we just had one on Thursday I think. They are very good here about informing us about when there is an ozone day. I can actually tell the difference between them also. I know that this weekend for example we were orange.

That is concerning that it is not public knowledge where you live. I would wonder why
 
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sue35

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In Illinois I have heard about them on the news a lot. In fact we just had one on Thursday I think. They are very good here about informing us about when there is an ozone day. I can actually tell the difference between them also. I know that this weekend for example we were orange.

That is concerning that it is not public knowledge where you live. I would wonder why
 
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AnD

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We have "Ozone alert days", here, quite often, because of our topography and the heat. Ours are rated green (good air day)yellow, orange(unhealthy for sensitive groups), red, and purple (nobody should breathe outdoors <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). I may have to revise that after I go back and check, but basically, that's it. Reds are rare, and I have never seen a purple.

I has something to do with the ozone, but this is a ground level ozone, not "hole in the ozone layer" alert. It has to do with the quality of the air you are breathing. For example, when the wildfires in Georgia were blowing over here on us, we had yellow ozone alerts in the times when the smoke was thinner, and red when it was really bad. It does make a difference in how I feel if I spend a lot of time outside during these alert days.

If you have alert days, I would heed them. It really is about the effects of the "bad air" on your lungs and heart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

Oh, and we just got our "blinky boards" on the highways/interstates (took them 5 years I think to get them up and running right *rolls eyes* and about the only thing we see on them are the ozone warnings and forcasts for the next day. It is kinda aggravating to be stuck in traffic, looking at a bilboard that is telling you "Ozone Alert- reduce driving" instead of telling you where the traffic tie-ups are and why you are sitting in traffic! lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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We have "Ozone alert days", here, quite often, because of our topography and the heat. Ours are rated green (good air day)yellow, orange(unhealthy for sensitive groups), red, and purple (nobody should breathe outdoors <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). I may have to revise that after I go back and check, but basically, that's it. Reds are rare, and I have never seen a purple.

I has something to do with the ozone, but this is a ground level ozone, not "hole in the ozone layer" alert. It has to do with the quality of the air you are breathing. For example, when the wildfires in Georgia were blowing over here on us, we had yellow ozone alerts in the times when the smoke was thinner, and red when it was really bad. It does make a difference in how I feel if I spend a lot of time outside during these alert days.

If you have alert days, I would heed them. It really is about the effects of the "bad air" on your lungs and heart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

Oh, and we just got our "blinky boards" on the highways/interstates (took them 5 years I think to get them up and running right *rolls eyes* and about the only thing we see on them are the ozone warnings and forcasts for the next day. It is kinda aggravating to be stuck in traffic, looking at a bilboard that is telling you "Ozone Alert- reduce driving" instead of telling you where the traffic tie-ups are and why you are sitting in traffic! lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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We have "Ozone alert days", here, quite often, because of our topography and the heat. Ours are rated green (good air day)yellow, orange(unhealthy for sensitive groups), red, and purple (nobody should breathe outdoors <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). I may have to revise that after I go back and check, but basically, that's it. Reds are rare, and I have never seen a purple.

I has something to do with the ozone, but this is a ground level ozone, not "hole in the ozone layer" alert. It has to do with the quality of the air you are breathing. For example, when the wildfires in Georgia were blowing over here on us, we had yellow ozone alerts in the times when the smoke was thinner, and red when it was really bad. It does make a difference in how I feel if I spend a lot of time outside during these alert days.

If you have alert days, I would heed them. It really is about the effects of the "bad air" on your lungs and heart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

Oh, and we just got our "blinky boards" on the highways/interstates (took them 5 years I think to get them up and running right *rolls eyes* and about the only thing we see on them are the ozone warnings and forcasts for the next day. It is kinda aggravating to be stuck in traffic, looking at a bilboard that is telling you "Ozone Alert- reduce driving" instead of telling you where the traffic tie-ups are and why you are sitting in traffic! lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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We have "Ozone alert days", here, quite often, because of our topography and the heat. Ours are rated green (good air day)yellow, orange(unhealthy for sensitive groups), red, and purple (nobody should breathe outdoors <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). I may have to revise that after I go back and check, but basically, that's it. Reds are rare, and I have never seen a purple.

I has something to do with the ozone, but this is a ground level ozone, not "hole in the ozone layer" alert. It has to do with the quality of the air you are breathing. For example, when the wildfires in Georgia were blowing over here on us, we had yellow ozone alerts in the times when the smoke was thinner, and red when it was really bad. It does make a difference in how I feel if I spend a lot of time outside during these alert days.

If you have alert days, I would heed them. It really is about the effects of the "bad air" on your lungs and heart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

Oh, and we just got our "blinky boards" on the highways/interstates (took them 5 years I think to get them up and running right *rolls eyes* and about the only thing we see on them are the ozone warnings and forcasts for the next day. It is kinda aggravating to be stuck in traffic, looking at a bilboard that is telling you "Ozone Alert- reduce driving" instead of telling you where the traffic tie-ups are and why you are sitting in traffic! lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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We have "Ozone alert days", here, quite often, because of our topography and the heat. Ours are rated green (good air day)yellow, orange(unhealthy for sensitive groups), red, and purple (nobody should breathe outdoors <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). I may have to revise that after I go back and check, but basically, that's it. Reds are rare, and I have never seen a purple.

I has something to do with the ozone, but this is a ground level ozone, not "hole in the ozone layer" alert. It has to do with the quality of the air you are breathing. For example, when the wildfires in Georgia were blowing over here on us, we had yellow ozone alerts in the times when the smoke was thinner, and red when it was really bad. It does make a difference in how I feel if I spend a lot of time outside during these alert days.

If you have alert days, I would heed them. It really is about the effects of the "bad air" on your lungs and heart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

Oh, and we just got our "blinky boards" on the highways/interstates (took them 5 years I think to get them up and running right *rolls eyes* and about the only thing we see on them are the ozone warnings and forcasts for the next day. It is kinda aggravating to be stuck in traffic, looking at a bilboard that is telling you "Ozone Alert- reduce driving" instead of telling you where the traffic tie-ups are and why you are sitting in traffic! lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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We have "Ozone alert days", here, quite often, because of our topography and the heat. Ours are rated green (good air day)yellow, orange(unhealthy for sensitive groups), red, and purple (nobody should breathe outdoors <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). I may have to revise that after I go back and check, but basically, that's it. Reds are rare, and I have never seen a purple.

I has something to do with the ozone, but this is a ground level ozone, not "hole in the ozone layer" alert. It has to do with the quality of the air you are breathing. For example, when the wildfires in Georgia were blowing over here on us, we had yellow ozone alerts in the times when the smoke was thinner, and red when it was really bad. It does make a difference in how I feel if I spend a lot of time outside during these alert days.

If you have alert days, I would heed them. It really is about the effects of the "bad air" on your lungs and heart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

Oh, and we just got our "blinky boards" on the highways/interstates (took them 5 years I think to get them up and running right *rolls eyes* and about the only thing we see on them are the ozone warnings and forcasts for the next day. It is kinda aggravating to be stuck in traffic, looking at a bilboard that is telling you "Ozone Alert- reduce driving" instead of telling you where the traffic tie-ups are and why you are sitting in traffic! lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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Here ya go:


<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Local broadcast and newspaper air quality alerts generally correspond to federal ozone standards:

<b>Ozone Index Value </b> <b> Precaution</b>

0-50 (good-GREEN) Best for outdoor activity.

50-100 (moderate-YELLOW) Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101-150 (unhealthy-ORANGE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

151-200 (unhealthy-RED) Exercise early/late; indoors when possible. Everyone, especially children, should avoid (if sensitive) or limit prolonged outdoor exertion.


Above 200 (very unhealthy--PURPLE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

Note: When ozone begins to rise, fires, outdoor grilling and individual auto use should be restricted. </end quote></div>


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www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/ozone/ozonevalu.htm">[L=<br "></end quote></div>


But since cars and outdoor grills, etc. don't contribute such a small percentage to ozone pollution, no, I don't really think putting off going to the grocery store (for example) to a 'green" day is going to make that much of a difference, at least it certainly doesn't here (our big polluters here-75- 90%-, from what I understand, are things like coal fired power plants, etc.)
 
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AnD

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Here ya go:


<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Local broadcast and newspaper air quality alerts generally correspond to federal ozone standards:

<b>Ozone Index Value </b> <b> Precaution</b>

0-50 (good-GREEN) Best for outdoor activity.

50-100 (moderate-YELLOW) Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101-150 (unhealthy-ORANGE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

151-200 (unhealthy-RED) Exercise early/late; indoors when possible. Everyone, especially children, should avoid (if sensitive) or limit prolonged outdoor exertion.


Above 200 (very unhealthy--PURPLE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

Note: When ozone begins to rise, fires, outdoor grilling and individual auto use should be restricted. </end quote></div>


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www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/ozone/ozonevalu.htm">[L=<br "></end quote></div>


But since cars and outdoor grills, etc. don't contribute such a small percentage to ozone pollution, no, I don't really think putting off going to the grocery store (for example) to a 'green" day is going to make that much of a difference, at least it certainly doesn't here (our big polluters here-75- 90%-, from what I understand, are things like coal fired power plants, etc.)
 
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AnD

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Here ya go:


<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Local broadcast and newspaper air quality alerts generally correspond to federal ozone standards:

<b>Ozone Index Value </b> <b> Precaution</b>

0-50 (good-GREEN) Best for outdoor activity.

50-100 (moderate-YELLOW) Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101-150 (unhealthy-ORANGE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

151-200 (unhealthy-RED) Exercise early/late; indoors when possible. Everyone, especially children, should avoid (if sensitive) or limit prolonged outdoor exertion.


Above 200 (very unhealthy--PURPLE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

Note: When ozone begins to rise, fires, outdoor grilling and individual auto use should be restricted. </end quote></div>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/ozone/ozonevalu.htm">[L=<br "></end quote></div>


But since cars and outdoor grills, etc. don't contribute such a small percentage to ozone pollution, no, I don't really think putting off going to the grocery store (for example) to a 'green" day is going to make that much of a difference, at least it certainly doesn't here (our big polluters here-75- 90%-, from what I understand, are things like coal fired power plants, etc.)
 
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AnD

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Here ya go:


<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Local broadcast and newspaper air quality alerts generally correspond to federal ozone standards:

<b>Ozone Index Value </b> <b> Precaution</b>

0-50 (good-GREEN) Best for outdoor activity.

50-100 (moderate-YELLOW) Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101-150 (unhealthy-ORANGE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

151-200 (unhealthy-RED) Exercise early/late; indoors when possible. Everyone, especially children, should avoid (if sensitive) or limit prolonged outdoor exertion.


Above 200 (very unhealthy--PURPLE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

Note: When ozone begins to rise, fires, outdoor grilling and individual auto use should be restricted. </end quote></div>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/ozone/ozonevalu.htm">[L=<br "></end quote></div>


But since cars and outdoor grills, etc. don't contribute such a small percentage to ozone pollution, no, I don't really think putting off going to the grocery store (for example) to a 'green" day is going to make that much of a difference, at least it certainly doesn't here (our big polluters here-75- 90%-, from what I understand, are things like coal fired power plants, etc.)
 
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AnD

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Here ya go:


<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Local broadcast and newspaper air quality alerts generally correspond to federal ozone standards:

<b>Ozone Index Value </b> <b> Precaution</b>

0-50 (good-GREEN) Best for outdoor activity.

50-100 (moderate-YELLOW) Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101-150 (unhealthy-ORANGE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

151-200 (unhealthy-RED) Exercise early/late; indoors when possible. Everyone, especially children, should avoid (if sensitive) or limit prolonged outdoor exertion.


Above 200 (very unhealthy--PURPLE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

Note: When ozone begins to rise, fires, outdoor grilling and individual auto use should be restricted. </end quote>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/ozone/ozonevalu.htm">[L=<br "></end quote>


But since cars and outdoor grills, etc. don't contribute such a small percentage to ozone pollution, no, I don't really think putting off going to the grocery store (for example) to a 'green" day is going to make that much of a difference, at least it certainly doesn't here (our big polluters here-75- 90%-, from what I understand, are things like coal fired power plants, etc.)
 
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AnD

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Here ya go:


<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Local broadcast and newspaper air quality alerts generally correspond to federal ozone standards:

<b>Ozone Index Value </b> <b> Precaution</b>

0-50 (good-GREEN) Best for outdoor activity.

50-100 (moderate-YELLOW) Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101-150 (unhealthy-ORANGE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

151-200 (unhealthy-RED) Exercise early/late; indoors when possible. Everyone, especially children, should avoid (if sensitive) or limit prolonged outdoor exertion.


Above 200 (very unhealthy--PURPLE) Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

Note: When ozone begins to rise, fires, outdoor grilling and individual auto use should be restricted. </end quote>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/ozone/ozonevalu.htm">[L=<br "></end quote>


But since cars and outdoor grills, etc. don't contribute such a small percentage to ozone pollution, no, I don't really think putting off going to the grocery store (for example) to a 'green" day is going to make that much of a difference, at least it certainly doesn't here (our big polluters here-75- 90%-, from what I understand, are things like coal fired power plants, etc.)
 
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Wheezie

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hehe, AnD - you DID have your colors right....I actually think we have a similar color scheme warning system in Sacramento: low, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, etc. I've never seen it get to the highest one here either.
 
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Wheezie

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hehe, AnD - you DID have your colors right....I actually think we have a similar color scheme warning system in Sacramento: low, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, etc. I've never seen it get to the highest one here either.
 
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Wheezie

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hehe, AnD - you DID have your colors right....I actually think we have a similar color scheme warning system in Sacramento: low, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, etc. I've never seen it get to the highest one here either.
 
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Wheezie

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hehe, AnD - you DID have your colors right....I actually think we have a similar color scheme warning system in Sacramento: low, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, etc. I've never seen it get to the highest one here either.
 
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