SMOG WILL HIT HARMFUL LEVEL.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Air pollution in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley is expected this evening to reach levels unhealthy for sensitive individuals, air quality officials said Thursday. Ozone levels are expected to exceed 100 on the Air Quality Index between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. tonight, the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District said. ``It's just the heat. That's the basic part of it,'' said AVAQMD official Bret Banks. AQI AQI Air Quality Index AQI Al-Qaeda in Iraq AQI Agricultural Quarantine Inspection AQI Australian Questioning Intonation (aka upspeak or high rising terminal) AQI Al-Qaeda Intelligence AQi Intelligent Acoustic Quantification levels between 100 and 150 are considered unhealthful for sensitive individuals, the agency said. Levels of above 150 are considered unhealthy for everybody. Ozone levels above 100 were also expected Thursday evening. The agency advised people with heart or lung disease lung disease Pulmonary disease Pulmonology Any condition causing or indicating impaired lung function Types of LD Obstructive lung disease–↓ in air flow caused by a narrowing or blockage of airways–eg, asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis; to minimize their outdoor activity this evening. The agency said other people should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion exertion, n vigorous action, a great effort, a strong influence. . |
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