Las Vegas Air Quality Leads To Dust Alert
If you have been driving around the Las Vegas roads today, you probably noticed a lot of haze in the sky. The Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability says this is dust in the air due to high winds. The dust blew in Thursday night from a storm in the northwest Arizona area. The Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability has issued a dust warning for Friday, September 9, and cautions anyone with respiratory issues to stay indoors. Fox5Vegas reported “According to a news release, airborne dust is a form of inhalable air pollution called particulate matter or PM, which aggravates respiratory diseases.Ā Under windy conditions, the release states, āpeople with heart or lung disease, older adults and children may feel better staying indoors as much as possible because they could be at greater risk from particulates, especially when they are physically active, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.ā
A press release from the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability explained the air quality and gave advice for those with high sensitivity. “The EPAās Air Quality Index translates air quality data into colors to help people understand when they may experience health effects from air pollution. An AQI of 101 or more is considered a level that may be unhealthy for sensitive groups of people. Tips to limit exposure to dust include:
ā¢ Limit outdoor exertion on windy days when dust is in the air. Exercise, for example, makes you breathe heavier and increases the amount of particulates you are likely to inhale.
ā¢ Keep windows and doors closed.
ā¢ Run your air conditioner inside your house and car to filter out particulates.
ā¢ Consider changing your indoor air filters if they are dirty.
ā¢ To keep dust down, drive slowly on unpaved roads.
ā¢ Donāt take short cuts across vacant lots.
ā¢ Ride off-road vehicles in approved areas outside the urban Las Vegas Valley.
ā¢ Call Environment and Sustainabilityās dust complaint hotline at 702-385-DUST (3878)
āWendy Rush, 96.3KKLZ Las Vegas
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#2 MEMPHIS
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#1 PHILADELPHIA
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