Post by Sharon Faulkner on May 23, 2007 19:49:02 GMT -5
Air Pollution Advisory Issued at Mammoth Cave National Park
For Immediate Release
Vickie Carson, 270/758-2192
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK (May 23, 2007) – Park Superintendent Patrick Reed has issued an air pollution advisory today. Levels of ozone and particle pollution at the park are forecasted to pose a threat to the health of park visitors. Though this message is targeted at park visitors, identical air pollution conditions exist outside the park boundary.
The forecast can be viewed at www.airnow.gov. Through AIRNow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Park Service, media, tribal , state and local agencies work together to report conditions for ozone and particle pollution.
Park officials advise that visitors, as well as area residents, may wish to refrain from strenuous outdoor activities until air pollution levels have dropped below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified several groups of people who are at risk from unhealthy air pollution levels: (1) those with respiratory problems such as emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis; (2) individuals engaging in strenuous outdoor exercise either recreationally or at work, as well as children at play; and (3) a few otherwise healthy individuals who are especially sensitive to ozone and particle pollution and suffer greater loss of lung function than the general population.
For real-time air quality conditions at Mammoth Cave National Park, go online to www2.nature.nps.gov/air/webcams/parks/macacam/macacam.cfm, or telephone the park at 270/758-2192. Air pollution levels are coded as green (good), yellow (moderate), and orange (unhealthy). Advisories are issued when pollution levels reach or are expected to reach code orange.
For Immediate Release
Vickie Carson, 270/758-2192
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK (May 23, 2007) – Park Superintendent Patrick Reed has issued an air pollution advisory today. Levels of ozone and particle pollution at the park are forecasted to pose a threat to the health of park visitors. Though this message is targeted at park visitors, identical air pollution conditions exist outside the park boundary.
The forecast can be viewed at www.airnow.gov. Through AIRNow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Park Service, media, tribal , state and local agencies work together to report conditions for ozone and particle pollution.
Park officials advise that visitors, as well as area residents, may wish to refrain from strenuous outdoor activities until air pollution levels have dropped below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified several groups of people who are at risk from unhealthy air pollution levels: (1) those with respiratory problems such as emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis; (2) individuals engaging in strenuous outdoor exercise either recreationally or at work, as well as children at play; and (3) a few otherwise healthy individuals who are especially sensitive to ozone and particle pollution and suffer greater loss of lung function than the general population.
For real-time air quality conditions at Mammoth Cave National Park, go online to www2.nature.nps.gov/air/webcams/parks/macacam/macacam.cfm, or telephone the park at 270/758-2192. Air pollution levels are coded as green (good), yellow (moderate), and orange (unhealthy). Advisories are issued when pollution levels reach or are expected to reach code orange.