Air Quality Alert

Air Quality Alert expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 18, 2017

Statement as of 3:39 am EDT on May 18, 2017

Air quality alert is in effect from 11 am Thursday until 11 PM Thursday.

The Maine department of environmental protection has

issued an air quality action day for the following counties...

Androscoggin... coastal Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York...

interior Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec...

Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc.

The Maine department of environmental protection's Bureau of air quality has issued an air quality alert until 11 PM on Thursday for the entire coastline of Maine and extending 15 miles inland.

The Maine department of environmental protection recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects. People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants include the very Young, the elderly and those with pre-existing respiratory problems such as asthma and or heart disease.

Those with symptoms should consider consulting their personal physician.

A toll free air quality hotline has been established so Maine residents can stay informed on the air quality situation. The toll free number is: 1-800-223-1196.

Additionally the Maine department of environmental protection has the air quality forecast available on the web at

www.Maine.Gov/dep

Maine dot g o v slash d E p

339 am EDT Thu may 18 2017