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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
210 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2004
...AIR POLLUTION WATCH LEVEL ORANGE...
AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE - FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH.
THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) HAS ISSUED A
LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA FOR
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004.
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA ON
THURSDAY. OZONE LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO REACH THE LEVEL ORANGE
"UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS" CATEGORY.
ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND EMPHYSEMA,
AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE
TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPOSURE. TO AVOID EXPOSURE,
MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING THE MID-DAY TO EARLY EVENING HOURS
OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THIS TIME.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE, VISIT THE TCEQ AIR AND WATER
MONITORING WEB PAGE: WWW.TCEQ.STATE.TX.US/AIR/MONOPS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AGENCIES:
TCEQ ARLINGTON OFFICE, 817-469-6750
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
MS. STEPHANIE SNEED, 817-608-2360
CITY OF DALLAS
MS. PHYLLIS NELSON, R.S., 214-948-4435
OR
MR. DAVID MILLER, P.E.,
CITY OF FORT WORTH
MR. JOHNNY SKELTON, 817-871-5453
OR
MS. HAILY SUMMERFORD, 817-871-8570,
TARRANT COUNTY
MR. SAM ADAMIE, R.S., 817-871-7511
OR
MR. DAVID JEFFERSON, R.S., 817-871-7511
NORTH TEXAS CLEAN AIR COALITION
MS. SHANNON MORRIS, 972-621-0400
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MR. JAN MONEYSMITH, 214-665-2729
OR
MR. JIM YARBROUGH, 214-665-7232
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
MS. BARBARA LEAMAN, 214-631-5864