Air quality forecasts
Daily forecasts of air pollutant levels for the Richmond, Hampton Roads, Roanoke, and Winchester areas.
Air quality forecasts for June 10, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for June 10, 2016
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children, teenagers, adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children, teenagers, and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children, teenagers, and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: June 09, 2016 at 2:51 pm
Air quality forecasts for June 9, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for June 9, 2016
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children, teenagers, adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children, teenagers, and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children, teenagers, and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: June 08, 2016 at 2:43 pm
Air quality forecasts for June 8, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for June 8, 2016
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children, teenagers, adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children, teenagers, and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children, teenagers, and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: June 07, 2016 at 2:44 pm
Air quality forecasts for June 7, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for June 7, 2016
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children, teenagers, adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children, teenagers, and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children, teenagers, and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: June 06, 2016 at 2:41 pm
Air quality forecasts for June 4, June 5, and June 6, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for June 4, June 5, and June 6, 2016
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
June 4:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Winchester
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
June 5:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
June 6:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: June 03, 2016 at 2:42 pm