Air Quality Health Advisory for August 4, 2025

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air high quality well being advisory for as we speak, August 4, 2025, for the next areas: Long Island Region, and the Metropolitan New York City Region. The pollutant of concern is ozone.

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott advises that every one residents, particularly younger youngsters, seniors, those that train outdoor, and people with pre-existing respiratory or coronary heart issues, restrict strenuous outside exercise. Ozone ranges are sometimes elevated after midday by early night on scorching, sunny days. If you expertise eye, nostril and throat irritation, shortness of breath, chest ache contact your medical supplier.

Ozone is the principal part of the combination of air pollution referred to as “smog” that’s produced from the motion of daylight on air contaminants from vehicle exhausts and different sources. Ozone ranges are probably to be elevated after midday by early night on scorching, sunny days.

Information about ozone and well being is on the market on the New York State Department of Health Website at:

For extra details about air air pollution and suggestions for decreasing your dangers from pollution, go to “Fossil Fuels” on our Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion web page.

Air Quality Forecasts can be found on the Department of Environmental Conservation web site at:

For the air high quality index in your space, go to www.AirNow.gov.

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