Air Quality Alert: Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett

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Air Quality Alert — Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Monday for Western Maryland. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx