Air Quality Alert for Middlesex; Mercer
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Thursday for Middlesex and Mercer Counties in New Jersey. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become...
Official alert brief
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Thursday for Middlesex and Mercer Counties in New Jersey. 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 http://www.state.nj.us/dep/