Posted by New York environmental officials say the combination of summer heat and exhaust gases is boosting ozone to unhealthy levels in five lower Hudson Valley counties.
They’ve issued an air quality advisory effective through 11 p.m. Tuesday in Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange counties. An advisory is issued when meteorologists predict pollution will reach levels that could affect peoples’ health.
Ground-level ozone is formed when sunlight and heat interact with smog from vehicle exhausts and industrial and power plant emissions.
People with respiratory disease and those who do vigorous work or exercise outdoors, especially children, should limit activity when ozone levels are highest, generally in the afternoon and early evening.
Source: AP
