WWA Summary for Air Quality Alert Issued by DTX

Air Quality Alert

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-083-060415-
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron, Howell, Pontiac, Warren,
Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Monroe
1020 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...Air Quality Advisory in effect through Saturday, July 5th...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Advisory through Saturday July
5th for elevated levels of Ozone and Fine Particulate (PM2.5) in the
metro Detroit area. Pollutants within those areas are expected to be
in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG, Orange AQI) range.

The advisory is in effect for the following Michigan counties...

St. Clair...Livingston...Oakland...Macomb...Washtenaw...Wayne and
Monroe.

Stagnant conditions will allow for smoke from firework displays to
accumulate in the metro Detroit area with improvement Saturday
afternoon. For Ozone, however, conditions will be primed for
potential USG concentrations Saturday afternoon.

It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor
activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory
diseases like asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing,
coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat,
and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air
pollution, such as: outdoor burning, use of residential wood
burning devices. Avoid activities which can lead to ozone formation.
These activities include: refueling vehicles or topping off when
refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment, using charcoal
lighter fluid.

Tips for households: Keep windows closed overnight to prevent
smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air
conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.

For further information, please see EPAs Air Now site for
up-to-date air quality data: https://www.airnow.gov/

For further health information, please see MDHHS Wildfire Smoke
and Your Health site:

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/
your-health-and-wildfire-smoke

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OHZ010>014-020>022-089-060400-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula
Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake,
Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick,
Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland,
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores,
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro,
Ravenna, Ashtabula, Conneaut, and Geneva
900 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY JULY 5...

An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by
the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties.

The advisory is from midnight tonight to midnight Saturday night.

Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups
during this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category
of children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties,
please monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings
at airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text
alerts regarding air quality.

To help our region reduce air pollution:

* Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips
* Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel!
* Don`t idle - Turn off your engine
* Refill your tank after sunset
* Wait to mow the lawn

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The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), in
partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA), the Cleveland Division of Air Quality, the Akron Regional
Air Quality Management District, the Akron Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study, the Lake County General Health District, and
Ohio University, has forecasted this Advisory based on predicted
weather patterns. Learn more at www.noaca.org.

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MIZ050-056-057-064-071-060400-
Muskegon-Ottawa-Kent-Allegan-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Muskegon, Grand Haven, Jenison,
Grand Rapids, Holland, and South Haven
1007 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...Air Quality Advisory through July 5, 2025...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Advisory for July 5, 2025, for
elevated levels of ozone along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Pollutants within those areas are expected to be in the
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG, Orange AQI) range.

The Air Quality Advisory is in effect for the following Michigan counties:

Allegan, Berrien, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, Van Buren

Conditions for ample Ozone development will persist through Saturday
along the Lake Michigan shoreline. It is recommended that, when
possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those
with respiratory diseases such as asthma. People and businesses are
urged to avoid activities which can lead to ozone formation.

These activities include:
Refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling;
Using gasoline powered
Lawn equipment;
Using charcoal lighter fluid.

Positive activities include:
Driving less;
Telecommuting;
Walking or bike riding;
Delaying or Combining errands;
Using water-based paints.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:
https://air-egle.hub.arcgis.com/

For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAs Air Now site:
https://www.airnow.gov/

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