Highlights
- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued a PM-10 High Pollution Advisory for the Phoenix Metro Area on Aug. 6, effective through 9 p.m.
- Dust left over from last night is driving elevated PM-10 concentrations across Maricopa County.
- Older adults, children, and people with heart or lung conditions face the greatest risk; reduced physical activity is recommended.
- Residents should consolidate travel, avoid dirt roads, and suspend fireplace and gas-powered lawn equipment use until the advisory expires.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued a PM-10 High Pollution Advisory for the Phoenix Metro Area on Thursday, Aug. 6, effective through 9 p.m. MST, according to a National Weather Service alert issued at 9:42 a.m.
Lingering dust from Wednesday night has produced high local concentrations of coarse particulate matter, known as PM-10, that the agency says pose a health risk. Adverse health effects increase as air quality deteriorates, the alert states.
PM-10 can aggravate heart and lung disease conditions, with older adults, children, and people with asthma at greatest risk. The advisory recommends a decrease in physical activity for those groups.
Residents are advised to consolidate travel, stabilize loose soils, slow down or avoid travel on dirt roads, reduce or eliminate fireplace use, and avoid using gas-powered lawn equipment for the duration of the advisory.
Full forecast details are available at azdeq.gov/forecast/phoenix or by calling ADEQ at 602-771-2300. The advisory expires at 9 p.m. tonight.
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