...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

An Air Quality Alert is until 11 PM EDT this evening.

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality
Health Advisory for the following counties in Vermont...

Caledonia...Addison...Chittenden...Franklin..
.Essex...Grand Isle...Lamoille...Orange...Orleans...Washington.

On Monday, July 26th, expect PM25 concentrations in the unhealthy
for sensitive groups (USG) range in Northern Vermont. Southern
Vermont should continue to experience levels of PM25 in the
moderate range.

When air pollution in the ambient air is elevated, people
with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the
groups most at risk. Exposure to elevated levels of fine
particles can increase the likelihood of respiratory symptoms in
sensitive individuals, and aggravate heart or lung disease in
persons with cardiopulmonary disease and the elderly. An Air
Quality Action Day means that particulate concentrations within
the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.

For additional information please visit the Vermont Agency of
Natural Resources web site at

https://dec.vermont.gov/air-quality/local-air-quality-forecasts.