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Air Quality Alert In Effect During Carnival's Third Day

The poor air could aggravate those with respiratory conditions.

 

Air quality alerts have been issued in a swath of southern Connecticut, including Orange, on the third day of the Volunteer Firemen's Carnival.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reporting elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution Saturday in Fairfield, New Haven, Hartford and Tolland Counties, as well as southern Litchfield County, according to Fox News.

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A combination of hot, humid air and surface winds over the area will elevate ozone levels and can aggravate respiratory conditions, such as asthma, in children and adults engaging in outdoor activity. Connecticut experienced 14 unhealthy air quality days in 2011.

Alerts specify outdoor activity in the presence of electric utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, and gasoline vapors. DEEP also advises against leaving cars idling for long periods of time.

Find out what's happening in Orangewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

"As always when we have an air quality alert, folks with chronic breathing conditions should take care," said Lieutent Anthony Cuozzo of the Orange Police Department.

In other weather news that could affect the carnival, the National Weather Service is calling for a possibility of isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. in Orange.


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